Where does “дово́льство” come from?

дово́льство (Russian) comes 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.

дово́льство (Russian): contentment, satisfaction

Definitions

  1. contentment, satisfaction

Ancestry of “дово́льство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдово́льныйcontent, satisfied, pleased
2Russianво́ляwill
3Old East Slavicволꙗ—
4Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “дово́льство”

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