Where does “dobrovolnictví” come from?
dobrovolnictví (Czech) comes from Czech dobrovolník, 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.
dobrovolnictví (Czech): volunteering, volunteerism
Definitions
- volunteering, volunteerism
Ancestry of “dobrovolnictví”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | dobrovolník | volunteer |
| 2 | Czech | dobrovolný | voluntary |
| 3 | Czech | vůle | will |
| 4 | Old Czech | vóle | will |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *voľà | will |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wáljāˀ | will |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |