Where does “zadovoljan” come from?

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

zadovoljan (Serbo-Croatian): content, satisfied; glad, happy

Definitions

  1. content, satisfied; glad, happy

Ancestry of “zadovoljan”, step by step

zadovoljan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian dovoljan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandovoljansufficient, adequate
2Serbo-Croatianvȍljawill
3Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “zadovoljan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *voľà →