Where does “dobrovoľníčka” come from?
dobrovoľníčka (Slovak) comes from Slovak dobrovoľník, from Slovak dobrovoľný, from Slovak vôľa, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
Ancestry of “dobrovoľníčka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | dobrovoľník | volunteer |
| 2 | Slovak | dobrovoľný | voluntary |
| 3 | Slovak | vôľa | will |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *voľà | will |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wáljāˀ | will |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |