Where does “స్వేచ్ఛ” come from?

స్వేచ్ఛ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit स्वेच्छा, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

స్వేచ్ఛ (Telugu): free will

Definitions

  1. free will

Ancestry of “స్వేచ్ఛ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वेच्छा—
2Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
3Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →