Where does “शवयात्रा” come from?
शवयात्रा (Hindi) comes from Hindi यात्रा, from Sanskrit यात्रा, from Sanskrit या, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
शवयात्रा (Hindi): funeral procession
Ancestry of “शवयात्रा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | यात्रा | journey, voyage; travel |
| 2 | Sanskrit | यात्रा | journey, travel, march, expedition; going on a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | या | going; a car; restraining |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |