Where does “स्वदेश” come from?

स्वदेश (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit स्वदेश, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

स्वदेश (Hindi): the motherland, the fatherland; one's own country

Definitions

  1. the motherland, the fatherland; one's own country

Ancestry of “स्वदेश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वदेश—
2Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
3Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “स्वदेश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →