Where does “स्वयं” come from?

स्वयं (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit स्वयम्, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

स्वयं (Hindi): yourself; himself, herself; oneself

Definitions

  1. yourself; himself, herself; oneself

Ancestry of “स्वयं”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वयम्self, one's self; of or by one's self...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Sanskrit स्वयम् →
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