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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]
Root
श्वस् • (śvas)
- to blow, hiss, pant, snort
- to breathe, respire, draw breath
- to live
- to sigh, groan
- 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 (sæw-, “morning”), Khotanese (svī, “morning”).[2] See also शोच् (śoc), शोध् (śodh), शोभ् (śobh).[3]
Pronunciation
Adverb
श्वस् • (śvás)
- tomorrow
- in the future
Derived terms
- परश्वस् (paraśvas, “day after tomorrow”)
Descendants
Particle
श्वस् • (śvás)
- a particle implying auspiciousness
Further reading
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 677
- ^ 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
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 676-7