Where does “शब्द” come from?
शब्द (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ.
शब्द (Hindi): word, term; sound
Ancestry of “शब्द”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शब्द | sound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word |
| 2 | Finnish | sadas | hundredth; Second-person singular imperative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sadac | hundredth |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *sǫdakъ | — |
Words derived from “शब्द”