Where does “dobrovolný” come from?
dobrovolný (Czech) comes 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.
dobrovolný (Czech): voluntary
Ancestry of “dobrovolný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | vůle | will |
| 2 | Old Czech | vóle | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *voľà | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wáljāˀ | will |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
Words derived from “dobrovolný”