Where does “se” come from?

se (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

se (Serbo-Croatian): oneself; Used to convey the meaning of the...

Definitions

  1. oneself; Used to convey the meaning of the...

Ancestry of “se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →Every word from Proto-Slavic sę →