Where does “suus” come from?

suus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

suus (Latin): his, her, its, their

Definitions

  1. his, her, its, their

Ancestry of “suus”, step by step

suus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic sowos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
2Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Old Latin sovos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinsovos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyos—

Words derived from “suus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewos →Every word from Proto-Italic sowos →