Where does “своевольно” come from?
своевольно (Russian) comes from Russian своево́льный, from Russian свой, from Russian свои, from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
своевольно (Russian): arbitrarily, capriciously, high-handedly
Definitions
- arbitrarily, capriciously, high-handedly
Ancestry of “своевольно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | своево́льный | headstrong, self-willed, wilful, capricious, whimsical, opinionated, high-handed, stubborn |
| 2 | Russian | свой | one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their;... |
| 3 | Russian | свои | inflection of свой : ## nominative plural ##... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | svojь | one's own |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |