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Where does “nadvladavati” come from?

nadvladavati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian nadvládati, from Serbo-Croatian vladati, 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.

nadvladavati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of nadvládati

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of nadvládati

Ancestry of “nadvladavati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannadvládati—
2Serbo-Croatianvladatito rule, reign, govern; to master, have high...
3Proto-Slavicvoldati—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀdā́ˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁dʰh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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