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
- arbitrariness; wilfulness, self-will
Ancestry of “samovoljnost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | samòvolja | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | samo | just, only, only just, merely, solely; just,... |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | sȃm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | samъ | self, oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sāmas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |