Where does “сво́лочь” come from?

сво́лочь (Russian) comes from Russian воло́чь, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

сво́лочь (Russian): to drag, to trail

Definitions

  1. to drag, to trail

Ancestry of “сво́лочь”, step by step

сво́лочь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian воло́чь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianволо́чьto drag, to haul, to draw
2Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—

via Proto-Slavic *sъvolčь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*sъvolčь—

Words derived from “сво́лочь”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Russian воло́чь →