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Where does “swójźba” come from?

swójźba (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic svojьtьba, from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

swójźba (Lower Sorbian): family , kin, relatives

Definitions

  1. family , kin, relatives

Ancestry of “swójźba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvojьtьba—
2Proto-Slavicsvojьone's own
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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