Where does “woleć” come from?

woleć (Polish) comes from Polish wół, from Proto-Slavic volъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walas.

woleć (Polish): to prefer; prefer

Definitions

  1. to prefer; prefer

Ancestry of “woleć”, step by step

woleć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wół

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwółox, steer
2Proto-Slavicvolъox
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwalas—

via Proto-Slavic voliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvolitito wish, to will
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walas →Every word from Proto-Slavic volъ →Every word from Polish wół →