свой

Russian

pronoun
Definitions
  • (reflexive-possessive pronoun) one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their (always refers to the subject of the sentence)
  • allied, friendly
  • peculiar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь inherited from Proto-Indo-European *swoyos.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swoyos

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