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Where does “во̏ља” come from?

во̏ља (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

во̏ља (Serbo-Croatian): will

Definitions

  1. will

Ancestry of “во̏ља”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*voľà—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “во̏ља”

  • вољно
  • вољан
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →