Where does “samota” come from?

samota (Slovene) comes from Slovene sám, from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samota (Slovene): solitude

Definitions

  1. solitude

Ancestry of “samota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenesámalone, sole
2Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas →