Where does “samowola” come from?

samowola (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.

samowola (Polish): lawlessness

Definitions

  1. lawlessness

Ancestry of “samowola”, step by step

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

Words derived from “samowola”

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