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Where does “sibi” come from?

sibi (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sibi (Latin): the dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to...

Definitions

  1. the dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to...

Ancestry of “sibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansébʰye—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sibi”

  • sim
  • si
  • sins
  • sieși
  • sie
  • si
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