Where does “स्वयम्भू” come from?
स्वयम्भू (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit स्वयं, from Sanskrit स्वयम्, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
स्वयम्भू (Sanskrit): Self-created
Ancestry of “स्वयम्भू”, step by step
स्वयम्भू traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit स्वयं
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | स्वयं | combining form of स्वयम् |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्वयम् | self, one's self; of or by one's self... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Sanskrit भू
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “स्वयम्भू”