Where does “soṇa” come from?

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

soṇa (Pali): a dog

Definitions

  1. a dog

Ancestry of “soṇa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वन्a dog, hound, cur
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśwā́—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćwā́dog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “soṇa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́ →