Where does “vůle” come from?

vůle (Czech) comes from Old Czech vóle, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

vůle (Czech): will

Definitions

  1. will

Ancestry of “vůle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vůle”

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