Where does “*swásā” come from?

*swásā (Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

Ancestry of “*swásā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
2Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “*swásā

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr