Where does “ковёр-самолёт” come from?

ковёр-самолёт (Russian) comes from Russian самолёт, 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.

ковёр-самолёт (Russian): flying carpet, magic carpet

Definitions

  1. flying carpet, magic carpet

Ancestry of “ковёр-самолёт”, step by step

ковёр-самолёт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian самолёт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсамолётairplane, aircraft
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

via Russian ковёр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianковёрrug, carpet
2Old Norsekǫgurra quilt with fringe, counterpane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas →