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 dobra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdobrafeminine nominative/vocative singular of dobry;...
2Polishdobrogood; a good; estate, landed property
3Old Polishdobro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *voľà →