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Where does “vladati” come from?

vladati (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

vladati (Serbo-Croatian): to rule, reign, govern; to master, have high...

Definitions

  1. to rule, reign, govern; to master, have high...

Ancestry of “vladati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoldati—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀdā́ˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁dʰh₁-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “vladati”

  • bezvlađe
  • prevladati
  • svladati
  • zavladati
  • savladati
  • nadvladati
  • ovladati
  • samovlada
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