Where does “sebecký” come from?

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

sebecký (Slovak): selfish, egoistic, self-centered

Definitions

  1. selfish, egoistic, self-centered

Ancestry of “sebecký”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaksebeca selfish person
2Slovaksebaoneself
3Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →Every word from Proto-Slavic sę →