Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sǫ-

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sam-, from Proto-Indo-European *som (Derksen) or *sem- (“together, one”).

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian sam-, Latvian so-, Old Prussian sen-.

Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit सम् (sam, “together, at the same time”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨-‎ (ham-), 𐬵𐬀-‎ (ha-), Old Persian [Term?] (/ham-/), Ancient Greek ὁμοῦ (homoû, “together”), ἅμα (háma, “together with”), ἁ- (ha-), Latin semel (“once, a single time”).

Prefix

*sǫ-

together

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms prefixed with *sǫ-

*sǫjьmъ
*sǫmorkъ
*sǫpьrja
*sǫpostatъ
*sǫprǫgъ
*sǫrokъ
*sǫrъžь
*sǫsědъ
*sǫsěkъ
*sǫtorьma
*sǫtъkъ

Related terms

*sъ(n), *sъ(n)- (“from, with”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: су- (su-)
- Russian: су- (su-), со- (so-)
- Ukrainian: су- (su-)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic: сѫ- (sǫ-), сън- (sŭn-) (decomposed nasalism, Ohrid Apostolarum) as in сънграждане (sŭngraždane, “fellow citizens”)
  Glagolitic: ⱄⱘ- (sǫ-)
- Bulgarian: съ- (sǎ-)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: су-
  Latin: su-
- Slovene: so-
West Slavic:
- Czech: sou-
- Kashubian: są-
- Polish: są-
- Slovak: sú-
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: su-
  - Lower Sorbian: su-