Where does “дово́льствоваться” come from?
дово́льствоваться (Russian) comes from Russian дово́льство, from Russian дово́льный, from Russian во́ля, from Old East Slavic волꙗ, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
дово́льствоваться (Russian): to be content/satisfied (with), to content oneself (with)
Definitions
- to be content/satisfied (with), to content oneself (with)
Ancestry of “дово́льствоваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дово́льство | contentment, satisfaction |
| 2 | Russian | дово́льный | content, satisfied, pleased |
| 3 | Russian | во́ля | will |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | волꙗ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *voľà | will |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wáljāˀ | will |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |