Etymograph

English

Swamy

Swamy comes from Hindi स्वामी ‘master, lord, owner’, from Sanskrit स्व ‘(one's) own’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swós.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*swós‘possessive adjective of *swé: (one's) own’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*swás‘own’reconstructed
  3. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्व‘(one's) own’
  4. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEस्वामिन्svāmín‘an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of (Mn. MBh. &c)’
  5. Hindic. 1500–presentस्वामीsvāmī‘master, lord, owner’
  6. EnglishtodaySwamy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*swós‘possessive adjective of *swé: (one's) own’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*swás‘own’reconstructed
  3. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्व‘(one's) own’
  4. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEस्वामिन्svāmín‘an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of (Mn. MBh. &c)’
  5. Hindic. 1500–presentस्वामीsvāmī‘master, lord, owner’
  6. EnglishtodaySwamy

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *swós

Today it means

name A surname from Hindi.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *swós / Swamy

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