English
Swarga
Swarga comes from Hindi स्वर्ग ‘heaven’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ul-gʷḿ̥-s ‘going to the sun’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂ul-gʷḿ̥-s‘going to the sun’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*suHargás‘heaven’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्वर्गsvarga‘heaven’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formsvarg‘heaven’
- EnglishtodaySwarga
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂ul-gʷḿ̥-s‘going to the sun’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*suHargás‘heaven’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्वर्गsvarga‘heaven’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formsvarg‘heaven’
- EnglishtodaySwarga
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ul-gʷḿ̥-s
Today it means
name Heaven, Paradise
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ul-gʷḿ̥-s / Swarga