Where does “овладати” come from?
овладати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вла́дати, from Proto-Slavic voldati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
овладати (Serbo-Croatian): to establish control over something; to control;...
Definitions
- to establish control over something; to control;...
Ancestry of “овладати”, step by step