Where does “श्वेत” come from?

श्वेत (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.

श्वेत (Sanskrit): white, bright, dressed in white

Definitions

  1. white, bright, dressed in white

Ancestry of “श्वेत”, step by step

श्वेत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwaytáswhite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytóswhite; bright; shine

via Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “श्वेत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás →