Where does “сям'я” come from?

сям'я (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic сѣмиꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sěmьja, from Proto-Slavic sě̑mь — household member.

сям'я (Belarusian): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “сям'я”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсѣмиꙗfamily, household; husband, wife
2Proto-Slavicsěmьjaliving in the same village; family, household
3Proto-Slavicsě̑mьhousehold member
Every word from Proto-Slavic sě̑mь →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěmьja →Every word from Old East Slavic сѣмиꙗ →