Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/samъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.
Pronoun
*samъ
Declension
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *samъ | *sama | *samo |
| Accusative | *samъ | *samǫ | *samo |
| Genitive | *samogo | *samoję̇ | *samogo |
| Locative | *samomь | *samoji | *samomь |
| Dative | *samomu | *samoji | *samomu |
| Instrumental | *saměmь | *samojǫ | *saměmь |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sama | *samě | *samě |
| Accusative | *sama | *samě | *samě |
| Genitive | *samoju | *samoju | *samoju |
| Locative | *samoju | *samoju | *samoju |
| Dative | *saměma | *saměma | *saměma |
| Instrumental | *saměma | *saměma | *saměma |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sami | *samy | *sama |
| Accusative | *samy | *samy | *sama |
| Genitive | *saměxъ | *saměxъ | *saměxъ |
| Locative | *saměxъ | *saměxъ | *saměxъ |
| Dative | *saměmъ | *saměmъ | *saměmъ |
| Instrumental | *saměmi | *saměmi | *saměmi |
Derived terms
- *samota (“loneliness”)
- *samotьnъ (“lonely”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сам”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress