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Where does “samouprava” come from?

samouprava (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian samoùpravljati, from Serbo-Croatian samo, from Serbo-Croatian sȃm, from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “samouprava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansamoùpravljati—
2Serbo-Croatiansamojust, only, only just, merely, solely; just,...
3Serbo-Croatiansȃm—
4Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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