Where does “സ്വാർത്ഥ” come from?

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

സ്വാർത്ഥ (Malayalam): selfish

Definitions

  1. selfish

Ancestry of “സ്വാർത്ഥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वार्थselfishness, meaning for self
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 →