Where does “знако́миться” come from?

знако́миться (Russian) comes from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

знако́миться (Russian): to meet, to make the acquaintance, to make someone’s acquaintance, to get acquainted

Definitions

  1. to meet, to make the acquaintance, to make someone’s acquaintance, to get acquainted

Ancestry of “знако́миться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
2Old East Slavicсѧ—
3Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “знако́миться”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →