Where does “samoiedo” come from?

samoiedo (Portuguese) comes from Russian самое́д, 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.

samoiedo (Portuguese): Samoyed member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals

Definitions

  1. Samoyed member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals

Ancestry of “samoiedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсамое́дin the narrow sense a Nenets
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 →