Where does “शब्दालंकार” come from?

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

शब्दालंकार (Sanskrit): embellishment of the sound (of a sentence by rhyming, alliteration etc.)

Definitions

  1. embellishment of the sound (of a sentence by rhyming, alliteration etc.)

Ancestry of “शब्दालंकार”, step by step

शब्दालंकार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शब्द

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
2Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
3Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
4Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander

via Sanskrit अलंकार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअलंकारthe act of decorating
2Sanskritअलंकृto decorate, ornament
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →