Where does “san” come from?

san (Pali) comes from Sanskrit श्वन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

san (Pali): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “san”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वन्a dog, hound, cur
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśwā́—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćwā́dog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́ →