Where does “šva” come from?

šva (Slovak) comes from Hebrew שווא, from Hebrew שְׁוָא.

šva (Slovak): schwa

Definitions

  1. schwa

Ancestry of “šva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewשוואThe Hebrew diacritical mark shva; falsehood,...
2Hebrewשְׁוָא—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁוָא →Every word from Hebrew שווא →
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