Where does “स्व” come from?

स्व (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

स्व (Sanskrit): his/her own; of self; one's self

Definitions

  1. his/her own; of self; one's self

Ancestry of “स्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “स्व”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →