Where does “selbʰ- ” come from?

selbʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

selbʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): one's own

Definitions

  1. one's own

Ancestry of “selbʰ- ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →
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