Where does “स्वार्थी” come from?
स्वार्थी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit स्वार्थिन्, from Sanskrit स्वार्थ, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
स्वार्थी (Hindi): selfish
Ancestry of “स्वार्थी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्वार्थिन् | selfish |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्वार्थ | selfishness, meaning for self |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्व | his/her own; of self; one's self |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swá | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swá | self; reflexive pronoun |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |