Where does “സ്വ-” come from?

സ്വ- (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit स्व-, from Indonesian swa-, from Old Javanese swa, from Sanskrit स्व​, from Old Saxon swas, from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.

സ്വ- (Malayalam): ones own; self

Definitions

  1. ones own; self

Ancestry of “സ്വ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्व-
2Indonesianswa-self-, auto-
3Old Javaneseswa
4Sanskritस्व​
5Old Saxonswas
6Proto-Germanicswēsazone's own, familiar, trusted
7Proto-Germanicswēsa-own, relation

Words derived from “സ്വ-

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