Where does “swiną” come from?

swiną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swin-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

swiną (Proto-Germanic): sound, melody

Definitions

  1. sound, melody

Ancestry of “swiną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswin-to sound, make a sound
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swin- →