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Russian word семья comes from Proto-Slavic *-ьja (Denominal, forming collective nouns.), Proto-Slavic *sěmь (Household member. Living in the same village.)
*-ьja (Proto-Slavic)
Denominal, forming collective nouns.
*sěmь (Proto-Slavic)
Household member. Living in the same village.
*sěmьja (Proto-Slavic)
Family, household. Living in the same village.
сѣмиꙗ (Old Russian)
семья (Russian)
Family.