Where does “неволя” come from?

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

неволя (Bulgarian): lack of free will

Definitions

  1. lack of free will

Ancestry of “неволя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianволяwill, force of character/mind; determination,...
2Old Church Slavonicволꙗwill
3Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *voľà →