Where does “во́ля” come from?

во́ля (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic волꙗ, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

во́ля (Russian): will

Definitions

  1. will

Ancestry of “во́ля”, step by step

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

Words derived from “во́ля”

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