Where does “własnowolny” come from?

własnowolny (Polish) comes from Polish własny, from Czech vlastní, from Czech vlast, from Old Czech vlast, from Proto-Slavic volstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

własnowolny (Polish): voluntary

Definitions

  1. voluntary

Ancestry of “własnowolny”, step by step

własnowolny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish własny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwłasnyown
2Czechvlastníown; proper; itself
3Czechvlasthomeland
4Old Czechvlastland
5Proto-Slavicvolstьpower, authority, rule
6Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀstispower, authority, rule
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis →Every word from Proto-Slavic volstь →