Where does “samъ” come from?

samъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samъ (Proto-Slavic): self, oneself

Definitions

  1. self, oneself

Ancestry of “samъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “samъ”

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