Where does “самовар” come from?
самовар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian самова́р, from Russian само́-, from Russian сам, from Old East Slavic самъ, from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
самовар (Serbo-Croatian): samovar
Ancestry of “самовар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | самова́р | self-boiler |
| 2 | Russian | само́- | self- |
| 3 | Russian | сам | self, -self |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | самъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | samъ | self, oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sāmas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |