> Is the "sam" of the samovar the same as the "sam" of "sdelai sam"? Yes. It literally translates as "self" in "yourself/himself/myself", and in compound words

> Is the "sam" of the samovar the same as the "sam" of "sdelai sam"? Yes. It literally translates as "self" in "yourself/himself/myself", and in compound words it can be translated as "auto" (which also means "self" in Greek).