Where does “воля” come from?

воля (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic волꙗ, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

воля (Bulgarian): will, force of character/mind; determination,...

Definitions

  1. will, force of character/mind; determination,...

Ancestry of “воля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicволꙗwill
2Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “воля”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *voľà →