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

Definitions

  1. voluntary

Ancestry of “dobrovolný”, step by step

dobrovolný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vůle

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

via Czech dobrý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdobrýgood; the third best mark in the 5-grade scale at...
2Old Czechdobrýgood
3Proto-Slavicdòbrъgood, right

Words derived from “dobrovolný”

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