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Where does “śwā́” come from?
śwā́ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
Ancestry of “śwā́”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-Iranian
ćwā́
dog
2
Proto-Indo-European
ḱwṓ
dog
Words derived from “śwā́”
श्वन्
suvāna
soṇa
सुणो
श्वान
ಶ್ವಾನ
san
ہوٗن
šọ̃́a
శ్వానము
โสณ
श्वान
สุวาน
ស្វាន
अधोमुखश्वानासन
𑀲𑀸𑀡
[[śona]], [[śwāna]]
ہوٗنؠ
śwāna
ശ്വാനൻ
สะพาน
सान
ꦱꦺꦴꦤ
สะพานลอย
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́ →