Where does “довольно-таки” come from?
довольно-таки (Russian) comes from Russian дово́льно, 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.
довольно-таки (Russian): rather, somewhat
Definitions
- rather, somewhat
Ancestry of “довольно-таки”, step by step
довольно-таки traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian дово́льно
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дово́льно | enough, sufficient |
| 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 |
via Russian таки́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | таки́ | still, after all, in spite of (everything) |