Where does “शब्द” come from?

शब्द (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

शब्द (Hindi): word, term; sound

Definitions

  1. word, term; sound

Ancestry of “शब्द”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
2Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
3Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
4Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander

Words derived from “शब्द”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →