Where does “своево́льный” come from?

своево́льный (Russian) comes from Russian свой, from Russian свои, from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

своево́льный (Russian): headstrong, self-willed, wilful, capricious, whimsical, opinionated, high-handed, stubborn

Definitions

  1. headstrong, self-willed, wilful, capricious, whimsical, opinionated, high-handed, stubborn

Ancestry of “своево́льный”, step by step

своево́льный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian свой

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсвойone's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their;...
2Russianсвоиinflection of свой : ## nominative plural ##...
3Proto-Slavicsvojьone's own
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Russian во́льный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianво́льныйfree
2Proto-Slavicvolьnъfree, willing

Words derived from “своево́льный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyos →Every word from Proto-Slavic svojь →