Where does “сам” come from?

сам (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

сам (Belarusian): self, -self

Definitions

  1. self, -self

Ancestry of “сам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas →
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