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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | swa- | self-, auto- |
| 2 | Old Javanese | swa | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्व | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | swas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēsaz | one's own, familiar, trusted |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swēsa- | own, relation |