श्वस्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant, puff, sigh”). Cognate with Old Norse hvæsa (“to hiss”), English wheeze, and Latin queror (“to complain”), whence English quarrel.[1]

Alternative forms

Root

श्वस् • (śvas)

  1. to blow, hiss, pant, snort
  2. to breathe, respire, draw breath
  3. to live
  4. to sigh, groan
  5. to strike, kill
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwás (“morning, next morning”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (“to shine”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬆𐬨 (sūrəm, “in the morning”), Ossetian сӕумӕ (sæwmæ, “in the morning”), Khotanese (svī, “morning”).[2] See also शोच् (śoc), शोध् (śodh), शोभ् (śobh).[3]

Pronunciation

Adverb

श्वस् • (śvás)

  1. tomorrow
  2. in the future
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Pali: sve
  • Sinhalese: හෙට (heṭa), සෙට (seṭa)
  • → Hindi: श्वः (śvaḥ)

Particle

श्वस् • (śvás)

  1. a particle implying auspiciousness

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 677
  2. ^ Studies in Historical Linguistics in Honor of George Sherman Lane: Festschrift for George S. Lane. (2020). United States: University of North Carolina Press, p. 9
  3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 676-7
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