Where does “поко́рнейший” come from?
поко́рнейший (Russian) comes from Russian поко́рный, from Russian покори́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
поко́рнейший (Russian): most submissive, most obedient, most humble
Definitions
- most submissive, most obedient, most humble
Ancestry of “поко́рнейший”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | поко́рный | submissive (to), obedient (to), resigned |
| 2 | Russian | покори́ться | to submit (to), to resign oneself to |
| 3 | Russian | -ся | Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |