Where does “słoboda” come from?

słoboda (Polish) comes from Ukrainian слобода́, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

słoboda (Polish): sloboda

Definitions

  1. sloboda

Ancestry of “słoboda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianслобода́sloboda in medieval Russia and Ukraine, settlements whose inhabitants were exempt from feudal duties and taxes
2Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
3Proto-Slavic-oda—
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