Where does “себе” come from?

себе (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic sebe, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

себе (Old East Slavic): myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, oneself (no nominative case)

Definitions

  1. myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, oneself (no nominative case)

Ancestry of “себе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsebeoneself, each other; genitive of *sę
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Slavic sebe →