Where does “поко́рный” come from?

поко́рный (Russian) comes 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.

поко́рный (Russian): submissive (to), obedient (to), resigned

Definitions

  1. submissive (to), obedient (to), resigned

Ancestry of “поко́рный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпокори́тьсяto submit (to), to resign oneself to
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ—
4Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “поко́рный”

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