Where does “Dobrowolny” come from?

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

Dobrowolny (Polish): voluntary

Definitions

  1. voluntary

Ancestry of “Dobrowolny”, step by step

Dobrowolny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwolawill; inflection of wole: ## genitive singular ##...
2Old Polishwolawill
3Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Polish Dobry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishDobrygood
2Old Polishdobrygood
3Proto-Slavicdòbrъgood, right

Words derived from “Dobrowolny”

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