Where does “velení” come from?

velení (Czech) comes from Czech velet, from Old Czech veleti, from Proto-Slavic velěti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Ancestry of “velení”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechveletto command
2Old Czechveletito command
3Proto-Slavicvelětito want; to order
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velěti →Every word from Old Czech veleti →