Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/walˀstís

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.

Noun[edit]

*walˀstís f

  1. power, authority, rule

Descendants[edit]

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