Where does “wòlô” come from?

wòlô (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wòlô (Kashubian): will, volition

Definitions

  1. will, volition

Ancestry of “wòlô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *voľà →
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