Where does “स्व-” come from?

स्व- (Sanskrit) comes from Indonesian swa-, from Old Javanese swa, from Sanskrit स्व​, from Old Saxon swas, from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.

Ancestry of “स्व-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianswa-self-, auto-
2Old Javaneseswa—
3Sanskritस्व​—
4Old Saxonswas—
5Proto-Germanicswēsazone's own, familiar, trusted
6Proto-Germanicswēsa-own, relation

Words derived from “स्व-”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsa- →Every word from Indonesian swa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsaz →