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Where does “sieși” come from?

sieși (Romanian) comes from Romanian sie, from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sieși (Romanian): himself/herself/itself/themselves

Definitions

  1. himself/herself/itself/themselves

Ancestry of “sieși”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansiehimself/herself/itself/themselves
2Latinsibithe dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansébʰye—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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