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Where does “स्वादु” come from?

स्वादु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáhduš, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

स्वादु (Sanskrit): delicious, tasty, savoury, palatable; sweet,...

Definitions

  1. delicious, tasty, savoury, palatable; sweet,...

Ancestry of “स्वादु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*swáhduš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “स्वादु”

  • सुस्वादु
  • सुस्वादु
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