Where does “воля” come from?

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

воля (Ukrainian): will; freedom, liberty

Definitions

  1. will; freedom, liberty

Ancestry of “воля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicволꙗ—
2Proto-Slavic*voľàwill
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwáljāˀwill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “воля”

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