Where does “samojedi” come from?

samojedi (Finnish) comes from Russian самое́д, from Russian само́-, from Russian сам, from Old East Slavic самъ, from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samojedi (Finnish): Samoyed

Definitions

  1. Samoyed

Ancestry of “samojedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсамое́дin the narrow sense a Nenets
2Russianсамо́-self-
3Russianсамself, -self
4Old East Slavicсамъself, oneself, alone
5Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “samojedi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas →