Where does “самозадовољство” come from?
самозадовољство (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian самоза̀дово̄љан, from Serbo-Croatian само, from Serbo-Croatian са̑м, from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
самозадовољство (Serbo-Croatian): self-satisfaction, smugness
Definitions
- self-satisfaction, smugness
Ancestry of “самозадовољство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | самоза̀дово̄љан | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | само | only, not more than, nothing else; connecting... |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | са̑м | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | samъ | self, oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sāmas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |