Where does “ಶ್ವಾಸ” come from?

ಶ್ವಾಸ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit श्वास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwāsás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwos-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

ಶ್ವಾಸ (Kannada): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “ಶ್ವಾಸ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वासbreath; sigh; panting
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćwāsás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwos-ó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwos-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwāsás →