Where does “श्वन्” come from?

श्वन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

श्वन् (Sanskrit): a dog, hound, cur

Definitions

  1. a dog, hound, cur

Ancestry of “श्वन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśwā́—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćwā́dog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “श्वन्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́ →