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.
Ancestry of “Dobrowolny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | wola | will; inflection of wole:
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| 2 | Old Polish | wola | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *voľà | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wáljāˀ | will |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |