Where does “sóm” come from?

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

sóm (Slovincian): emphatic determiner, used similarly to "no other than" or "the very", as in "I myself"; oneself

Definitions

  1. emphatic determiner, used similarly to "no other than" or "the very", as in "I myself"; oneself

Ancestry of “sóm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-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 →