Where does “سواد” come from?

سواد (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit स्वाद, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaHdás, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

سواد (Urdu): taste, flavour

Definitions

  1. taste, flavour

Ancestry of “سواد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वादtaste, flavour
2Proto-Indo-IranianswaHdás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaHdás →Every word from Sanskrit स्वाद →