Where does “самоволка” come from?
самоволка (Russian) comes from Russian самово́льный, from Russian самоволие, 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 — together, one.
самоволка (Russian): AWOL
Definitions
- AWOL
Ancestry of “самоволка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | самово́льный | willful, insubordinate |
| 2 | Russian | самоволие | insubordination, willfulness; high-handedness,... |
| 3 | Russian | само́- | self- |
| 4 | Russian | сам | self, -self |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | самъ | self, oneself, alone |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | samъ | self, oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sāmas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |