Where does “ся” come from?

ся (Russian) comes from Russian себя́ — (reflexive pronoun) myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves (no nominative case).

ся (Russian): Contraction of себя́

Definitions

  1. Contraction of себя́

Ancestry of “ся”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсебя́(reflexive pronoun) myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves (no nominative case)

Words derived from “ся

Every word from Russian себя́