Where does “сѣмьꙗ” come from?

сѣмьꙗ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic sěmьja, from Proto-Slavic sě̑mь — household member.

сѣмьꙗ (Old Church Slavonic): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “сѣмьꙗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěmьjaliving in the same village; family, household
2Proto-Slavicsě̑mьhousehold member
Every word from Proto-Slavic sě̑mь →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěmьja →