Where does “свој” come from?

свој (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

свој (Serbo-Croatian): one's own

Definitions

  1. one's own

Ancestry of “свој”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvojьone's own
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “свој”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyos →Every word from Proto-Slavic svojь →
свој — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer