Where does “swadeshi” come from?
swadeshi (English) comes from Hindi स्वदेशी, from Hindi स्वदेश, from Sanskrit स्वदेश, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
swadeshi (English): A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in...
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- A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in...
Ancestry of “swadeshi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | स्वदेशी | nationalist, patriotic; an Indian nationalist... |
| 2 | Hindi | स्वदेश | the motherland, the fatherland; one's own country |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्वदेश | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्व | his/her own; of self; one's self |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swá | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swá | self; reflexive pronoun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |