Where does “श्वान” come from?

श्वान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit श्वान, from Sanskrit श्वन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

श्वान (Hindi): dog; hound

Definitions

  1. dog; hound

Ancestry of “श्वान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वानdog
2Sanskritश्वन्a dog, hound, cur
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśwā́—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćwā́dog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́ →