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

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