Where does “स्नायु” come from?

स्नायु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit *स्नारु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáHwar, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

स्नायु (Sanskrit): sinew, tendon; nerve, vein; ligament

Definitions

  1. sinew, tendon; nerve, vein; ligament

Ancestry of “स्नायु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit*स्नारु—
2Proto-Indo-AryansnáHwar—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “स्नायु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáHwar →
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