Where does “samac” come from?

samac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *samьcь — single man or male animal.

samac (Serbo-Croatian): single man, bachelor; loner, lone wolf

Definitions

  1. single man, bachelor; loner, lone wolf

Ancestry of “samac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*samьcьsingle man or male animal
Every word from Proto-Slavic *samьcь
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