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Where does “волꙗ” come from?

волꙗ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Ancestry of “волꙗ”, step by step

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