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
Ancestry of “श्वन्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śwā́ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćwā́ | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
Words derived from “श्वन्”