Where does “самоук” come from?

самоук (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian само-, from Bulgarian -о-, from Old Church Slavonic -о-, from Proto-Slavic -o-.

самоук (Bulgarian): self-educated, self-taught

Definitions

  1. self-educated, self-taught

Ancestry of “самоук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсамо-solo- (alone, only by oneself)
2Bulgarian-о-—
3Old Church Slavonic-о-—
4Proto-Slavic-o-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -o- →Every word from Bulgarian -о- →Every word from Old Church Slavonic -о- →