Where does “स्वदेश” come from?

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

Ancestry of “स्वदेश”, step by step

स्वदेश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit स्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
2Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Sanskrit देश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “स्वदेश”

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