Where does “samota” come from?

samota (Polish) comes from Polish sam, 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.

samota (Polish): solitude

Definitions

  1. solitude

Ancestry of “samota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsamalone, without company; myself, yourself,...
2Old Polishsamalone, by oneself, without company
3Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “samota”

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