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Where does “dovoljan” come from?

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

dovoljan (Serbo-Croatian): sufficient, adequate

Definitions

  1. sufficient, adequate

Ancestry of “dovoljan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvȍljawill
2Proto-Slavic*voľà—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “dovoljan”

  • zadovoljan
  • samozadovoljan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →