Where does “благоволити” come from?

благоволити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian воля, from Old East Slavic волꙗ, from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

благоволити (Ukrainian): to favour someone

Definitions

  1. to favour someone

Ancestry of “благоволити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianволяwill; freedom, liberty
2Old East Slavicволꙗ—
3Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
5Proto-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 →