Where does “wola” come from?

wola (Polish) comes from Old Polish wola, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wola (Polish): will; inflection of wole: ## genitive singular ##...

Definitions

  1. will; inflection of wole: ## genitive singular ##...

Ancestry of “wola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwolawill
2Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wola”

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