Where does “воля” come from?

воля (Moksha) comes from Russian во́ля, from Old East Slavic волꙗ, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

воля (Moksha): wish, will

Definitions

  1. wish, will

Ancestry of “воля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianво́ляwill
2Old East Slavicволꙗ—
3Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
5Proto-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 →