Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/walˀstís

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.

    Noun

    *walˀstís f

    1. power, authority, rule

    Descendants

    • Latgalian: vaļsts, vaļsteiba
    • Latvian: valsts
    • Lithuanian: valstýbė
    • Samogitian: valstībė
    • Proto-Slavic: *vȏlstь (see there for further descendants)
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