स्व

Sanskrit

pronoun
Definitions
  • (possessive) his/her own
  • of self

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swá inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swá (reflexive pronoun) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *swé (self, oneself, separate, reflexive pronoun, apart, without, by oneself, away, aside).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swé

Gloss

self, oneself, separate, reflexive pronoun, apart, without, by oneself, away, aside

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

自, 己

Emoji

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