Where does “स्नेह” come from?

स्नेह (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

स्नेह (Sanskrit): oiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness,...

Definitions

  1. oiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness,...

Ancestry of “स्नेह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryansnáyźʰas—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansnáyǰʰas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “स्नेह”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáyǰʰas →