Where does “svoj” come from?

svoj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

svoj (Serbo-Croatian): one's own

Definitions

  1. one's own

Ancestry of “svoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvojьone's own
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “svoj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyos →Every word from Proto-Slavic svojь →