Where does “Svoboda” come from?

Svoboda (English) comes from Czech svoboda, from Old Czech svoboda, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

Ancestry of “Svoboda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsvobodafreedom; liberty
2Old Czechsvoboda—
3Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
4Proto-Slavic-oda—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -oda →