Where does “swadeshist” come from?
swadeshist (English) comes from English swadeshi, 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.
swadeshist (English): One who supports a policy of swadeshi
Definitions
- One who supports a policy of swadeshi
Ancestry of “swadeshist”, step by step
swadeshist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swadeshi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swadeshi | A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in... |
| 2 | Hindi | स्वदेशी | nationalist, patriotic; an Indian nationalist... |
| 3 | Hindi | स्वदेश | the motherland, the fatherland; one's own country |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्वदेश | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्व | his/her own; of self; one's self |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swá | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swá | self; reflexive pronoun |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |