Where does “произвольно” come from?

произвольно (Russian) comes from Russian произво́льный, from Russian -ный, from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

произвольно (Russian): arbitrarily, randomly

Definitions

  1. arbitrarily, randomly

Ancestry of “произвольно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпроизво́льныйarbitrary, random, any given (determined by impulse)
2Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
3Old Church Slavonic-ьнъish, -ic, -al, -ed
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъEvery word from Russian -ныйEvery word from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ