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Where does “samoupravljati” come from?

samoupravljati (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “samoupravljati”, step by step

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

Words derived from “samoupravljati”

  • samouprava
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