Where does “शब्द” come from?

शब्द (Sanskrit) comes from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

शब्द (Sanskrit): sound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word

Definitions

  1. sound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word

Ancestry of “शब्द”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
2Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
3Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander

Words derived from “शब्द”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →