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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

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

Words derived from “zadovoljan”

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