Where does “vůl” come from?
vůl (Czech) comes from Irish vól, from English vole, from French vole — inflection of voler:
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vůl (Czech): ox; idiot; dude
Ancestry of “vůl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | vól | vole |
| 2 | English | vole | Any of a large number of species of small rodents... |
| 3 | French | vole | inflection of voler:
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