Where does “suois” come from?

suois (Paelignian) comes from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

suois (Paelignian): his, her, it, their third-person reflexive possessive

Definitions

  1. his, her, it, their third-person reflexive possessive

Ancestry of “suois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
2Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewos →Every word from Proto-Italic sowos →