Where does “स्य” come from?

स्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit स, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

स्य (Sanskrit): that

Definitions

  1. that

Ancestry of “स्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसan anapest; a snake; air, wind
2Sanskritइto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit स →