Where does “شو” come from?

شو (Urdu) comes from English show, from Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

شو (Urdu): show; corpse

Definitions

  1. show; corpse

Ancestry of “شو”, step by step

شو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English show

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshowTo display, to have somebody see; To bestow; to...
2Middle Englishschewento show
3Old Englishscēawianto look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...
4Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Sanskrit शव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशवa corpse, dead body; corpse, dead body
2Proto-Dravidian*caH-to die
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Old English scēawian →
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