Where does “swara” come from?

swara (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit स्वर, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swara (Old Javanese): sound, voice

Definitions

  1. sound, voice

Ancestry of “swara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वरsound, noise; voice; a note
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर →