Where does “anusvara” come from?

anusvara (English) comes from Sanskrit अनुस्वार, from Sanskrit अनु-, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

anusvara (English): A diacritic used in the Devanagari script as a...

Definitions

  1. A diacritic used in the Devanagari script as a...

Ancestry of “anusvara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअनुस्वारanusvara, the "after-sound"
2Sanskritअनु-after, along, alongside; near to, with; according...
3Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
4Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर् →