Where does “[[śweta]], [[sita]]” come from?

[[śweta]], [[sita]] (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit श्वेत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.

Ancestry of “[[śweta]], [[sita]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वेतwhite, bright, dressed in white
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwaytáswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytóswhite; bright; shine

Words derived from “[[śweta]], [[sita]]

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytásEvery word from Sanskrit श्वेत
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