Where does “обходитися” come from?

обходитися (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

обходитися (Ukrainian): to do without, to get by, to go without, to manage, to make do without

Definitions

  1. to do without, to get by, to go without, to manage, to make do without

Ancestry of “обходитися”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and infinitives to make a reflexive, reciprocal, intransitive or passive verb
2Old East Slavicсѧ—
3Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Ukrainian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →