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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | स्व | his/her own; of self; one's self |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swá | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swá | self; reflexive pronoun |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
Words derived from “स्वदेश”