Where does “samogon” come from?
samogon (Polish) comes from Russian самого́н, from Russian само-, 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.
samogon (Polish): moonshine
Ancestry of “samogon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | самого́н | — |
| 2 | Russian | само- | auto-, self- |
| 3 | Russian | сам | self, -self |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | самъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | samъ | self, oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sāmas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |