Where does “swa-” come from?
swa- (Indonesian) comes from Old Javanese swa, from Sanskrit स्व, from Old Saxon swas, from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.
swa- (Indonesian): self-, auto-
Ancestry of “swa-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | swa | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्व | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | swas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swēsaz | one's own, familiar, trusted |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēsa- | own, relation |
Words derived from “swa-”