Where does “sam” come from?

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

sam (Polish): alone, without company; myself, yourself,...

Definitions

  1. alone, without company; myself, yourself,...

Ancestry of “sam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishsamalone, by oneself, without company
2Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sam”

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