Where does “स्वर्ग” come from?

स्वर्ग (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

स्वर्ग (Sanskrit): heaven, paradise; domain of "Indra", chief among...

Definitions

  1. heaven, paradise; domain of "Indra", chief among...

Ancestry of “स्वर्ग”, step by step

स्वर्ग traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit गत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगतgone
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangatásgone; come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥tóspassable
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Proto-Indo-Iranian suHargás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniansuHargásheaven
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ul-gʷḿ̥-sgoing to the sun
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Sanskrit ग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगgoing, moving; reaching to
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ger-to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up

Words derived from “स्वर्ग”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás →