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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”

  • श्वान
  • สุวาน
  • โสณ
  • suvāna
  • soṇa
  • san
  • ಶ್ವಾನ
  • सुणो
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