Where does “dobrovolník” come from?

dobrovolník (Czech) comes from Czech dobrovolný, from Czech vůle, from Old Czech vóle, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

dobrovolník (Czech): volunteer

Definitions

  1. volunteer

Ancestry of “dobrovolník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdobrovolnývoluntary
2Czechvůlewill
3Old Czechvólewill
4Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “dobrovolník”

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