Where does “സ്വദേശി” come from?

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

സ്വദേശി (Malayalam): native

Definitions

  1. native

Ancestry of “സ്വദേശി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiस्वदेशीnationalist, patriotic; an Indian nationalist...
2Hindiस्वदेशthe motherland, the fatherland; one's own country
3Sanskritस्वदेश—
4Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
5Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →