Where does “продово́льствовать” come from?
продово́льствовать (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.
продово́льствовать (Russian): To supply (to provide food, to feed in an organized manner)
Definitions
- To supply (to provide food, to feed in an organized manner)
Ancestry of “продово́льствовать”, 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 |