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Where does “swá” come from?
swá (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
Ancestry of “swá”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-Iranian
swá
self; reflexive pronoun
2
Proto-Indo-European
swé
self
Words derived from “swá”
Sámi
swadeshi
swami
Swamigal
स्व
स्वामिन्
स्वतन्त्र
स्वस्थ
स्वीकार
𐨯𐨿𐨤
स्वदेश
स्वेच्छा
स्वार्थ
स्वीकरोति
स्वैर
sua
स्वपू
سوتنتر
स्वास्थ्य
स्वामिनी
sāmī
स्वैरिन्
સ્વીકાર
सामि
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