Where does “sa” come from?

sa (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sa (Slovak): Replaces the accusative of any personal pronoun...

Definitions

  1. Replaces the accusative of any personal pronoun...

Ancestry of “sa”, 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 →
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