Where does “семья́” come from?

семья́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сѣмиꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sěmьja, from Proto-Slavic sě̑mь — household member.

семья́ (Russian): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “семья́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсѣмиꙗfamily, household; husband, wife
2Proto-Slavicsěmьjaliving in the same village; family, household
3Proto-Slavicsě̑mьhousehold member

Words derived from “семья́”

Every word from Proto-Slavic sě̑mь →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěmьja →Every word from Old East Slavic сѣмиꙗ →