Where does “свой” come from?

свой (Russian) comes from Russian свои, from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

свой (Russian): one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their;...

Definitions

  1. one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their;...

Ancestry of “свой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсвоиinflection of свой : ## nominative plural ##...
2Proto-Slavicsvojьone's own
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “свой”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyos →Every word from Proto-Slavic svojь →