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
Ancestry of “شا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | श्याव | dark; deep brown |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHwás | black-brown, dark-brown, dark |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-wó-s | dark; deep brown |