Where does “vóle” come from?

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

vóle (Old Czech): will

Definitions

  1. will

Ancestry of “vóle”, step by step

vóle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic *voľà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Proto-Slavic *voľe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*voľe—

Words derived from “vóle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *voľà →