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

volunteer

Ancestry of “dobrovolník”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Czech	dobrovolný	voluntary
2	Czech	vůle	will
3	Old Czech	vóle	—
4	Proto-Slavic	*voľà	—
5	Proto-Balto-Slavic	wáljāˀ	will
6	Proto-Indo-European	welh₁-	to choose; to want

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