Where does “सूकर” come from?
सूकर (Sanskrit) comes from Indo-Iranian *suHkarás, from Proto-Indo-European suh₂kéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
सूकर (Sanskrit): pig, hog, swine, boar
Definitions
- pig, hog, swine, boar
Ancestry of “सूकर”, step by step
सूकर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indo-Iranian *suHkarás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indo-Iranian | *suHkarás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | suh₂kéh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Proto-Indo-Iranian suH-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | suH- | pig, swine, hog |