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Where does “совладать” come from?

совладать (Russian) comes from Russian владе́ть, from Church Slavonic владѣти, from Proto-Slavic volděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

совладать (Russian): to control, to get the better

Definitions

  1. to control, to get the better

Ancestry of “совладать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвладе́тьto possess, to be master of; to own, to possess
2Church Slavonicвладѣти—
3Proto-Slavicvoldětito rule
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀdā́ˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁dʰh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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