Where does “શત્રુ” come from?

શત્રુ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit शत्रु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śátruṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćátruš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱét-ru-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱet- — to be angry.

શત્રુ (Gujarati): foe, enemy

Definitions

  1. foe, enemy

Ancestry of “શત્રુ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशत्रुliterally probably "overthrower"; enemy, foe;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśátruṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćátruš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱét-ru-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱet-to be angry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱét-ru-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćátruš →