Where does “dobrovoľný” come from?

dobrovoľný (Slovak) comes from Slovak vôľa, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

dobrovoľný (Slovak): voluntary

Definitions

  1. voluntary

Ancestry of “dobrovoľný”, step by step

dobrovoľný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak vôľa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakvôľawill
2Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Slovak dobrý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakdobrýgood
2Old Polishdobrygood
3Proto-Slavicdòbrъgood, right

Words derived from “dobrovoľný”

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