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
- one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their;...
Ancestry of “свой”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | свои | inflection of свой :
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| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svojь | one's own |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
Words derived from “свой”