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Where does “woli” come from?

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

woli (Polish): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an ox;...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an ox;...

Ancestry of “woli”, step by step

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