Where does “samotność” come from?
samotność (Polish) comes from Polish samotny, from Polish samota, 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.
samotność (Polish): solitude
Ancestry of “samotność”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | samotny | lonely, solitary |
| 2 | Polish | samota | solitude |
| 3 | Polish | sam | alone, without company; myself, yourself,... |
| 4 | Old Polish | sam | — |
| 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 |