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Where does “самотност” come from?

самотност (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

самотност (Serbo-Croatian): loneliness, solitariness, solitude

Definitions

  1. loneliness, solitariness, solitude

Ancestry of “самотност”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianса̑м—
2Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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