Where does “dopoldan” come from?

dopoldan (Slovene) comes from Slovene do, from Slovene volja, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

dopoldan (Slovene): morning, forenoon

Definitions

  1. morning, forenoon

Ancestry of “dopoldan”, step by step

dopoldan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene do

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenedoby; till
2Slovenevoljawill
3Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Slovene poldan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenepoldannoon
2Slovenedánday
3Proto-Slavicdь̑nьday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *voľà →