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Where does “самозабвение” come from?

самозабвение (Russian) comes 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.

самозабвение (Russian): selflessness, self-forgetfulness;...

Definitions

  1. selflessness, self-forgetfulness;...

Ancestry of “самозабвение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсамо́-self-
2Russianсамself, -self
3Old East Slavicсамъ—
4Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “самозабвение”

  • самозабвенный
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