Where does “wôlo” come from?

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

wôlo (Slovincian): will, volition

Definitions

  1. will, volition

Ancestry of “wôlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *voľà →