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Where does “श्याव” come from?

श्याव (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

श्याव (Sanskrit): dark; deep brown

Definitions

  1. dark; deep brown

Ancestry of “श्याव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown

Words derived from “श्याव”

  • شا
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