Where does “samowolka” come from?

samowolka (Polish) comes from Polish samowola, 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 “samowolka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsamowolalawlessness
2Polishwolawill; inflection of wole: ## genitive singular ##...
3Old Polishwolawill
4Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *voľà →