Where does “സ്വദേശം” come from?

സ്വദേശം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit स्वदेश, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

സ്വദേശം (Malayalam): motherland; one's own country

Definitions

  1. motherland; one's own country

Ancestry of “സ്വദേശം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वदेश—
2Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
3Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →