Where does “своеобра́зный” come from?
своеобра́зный (Russian) comes from Russian свой, from Russian свои, from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
своеобра́зный (Russian): original, idiosyncratic, singular, one of a kind fresh, new, different, creative
Definitions
- original, idiosyncratic, singular, one of a kind fresh, new, different, creative
Ancestry of “своеобра́зный”, step by step
своеобра́зный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian свой
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | свой | one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their;... |
| 2 | Russian | свои | inflection of свой : ## nominative plural ##... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | svojь | one's own |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Russian о́браз
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | о́браз | looking; shape, image, figure |