Where does “довільний” come from?

довільний (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.

довільний (Ukrainian): arbitrary based on individual discretion or judgement; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random

Definitions

  1. arbitrary based on individual discretion or judgement; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random

Ancestry of “довільний”, 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 →