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Where does “удовольствоваться” come from?

удовольствоваться (Russian) comes from Russian дово́льствоваться, 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.

удовольствоваться (Russian): to be content/satisfied , to content oneself

Definitions

  1. to be content/satisfied , to content oneself

Ancestry of “удовольствоваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдово́льствоваться—
2Russianдово́льство—
3Russianдово́льный—
4Russianво́ляwill
5Old East Slavicволꙗ—
6Proto-Slavic*voľà—
7Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
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