Where does “самъ” come from?

самъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

самъ (Old East Slavic): self, oneself, alone

Definitions

  1. self, oneself, alone

Ancestry of “самъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “самъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas →