Where does “samovoljnost” come from?

samovoljnost (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian samòvolja, 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.

samovoljnost (Serbo-Croatian): arbitrariness; wilfulness, self-will

Definitions

  1. arbitrariness; wilfulness, self-will

Ancestry of “samovoljnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansamòvoljaarbitrariness
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas →
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