Where does “samodzierżawie” come from?

samodzierżawie (Polish) comes from Russian самодержа́вие, from Russian само́-, from Russian сам, from Old East Slavic самъ, from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samodzierżawie (Polish): tsarist autocracy

Definitions

  1. tsarist autocracy

Ancestry of “samodzierżawie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсамодержа́виеautocracy
2Russianсамо́-self-
3Russianсамself, -self
4Old East Slavicсамъself, oneself, alone
5Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas →
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