Where does “شا” come from?

شا (Khowar) comes from Sanskrit श्याव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

شا (Khowar): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “شا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्यावdark; deep brown
2Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás →Every word from Sanskrit श्याव →