Where does “себе” come from?

себе (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic собѣ, from Proto-Slavic sebe, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

себе (Russian): dative/prepositional of себя́; keep on

Definitions

  1. dative/prepositional of себя́; keep on

Ancestry of “себе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсобѣto oneself
2Proto-Slavicsebeoneself, each other; genitive of *sę
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “себе”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Slavic sebe →Every word from Old East Slavic собѣ →