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Where does “самоуправа” come from?

самоуправа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian самоу̀прављати, 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.

самоуправа (Serbo-Croatian): self-government, self-administration;...

Definitions

  1. self-government, self-administration;...

Ancestry of “самоуправа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсамоу̀прављати—
2Serbo-Croatianсамоonly, not more than, nothing else; connecting...
3Serbo-Croatianса̑м—
4Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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