Where does “mimowolny” come from?

mimowolny (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.

mimowolny (Polish): involuntary

Definitions

  1. involuntary

Ancestry of “mimowolny”, step by step

mimowolny 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 mimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmimodespite, in spite of
2Old Polishmimoused in comparitives; more than
3Proto-Slavicmimoby, past
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mimowolny”

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