Where does “се” come from?

се (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

се (Macedonian): Short reflexive direct object pronoun; the...

Definitions

  1. Short reflexive direct object pronoun; the...

Ancestry of “се”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →Every word from Proto-Slavic sę →