Etymology

Swadesh

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Today it means: A male given name from Sanskrit. Full definition →

Hindi स्वदेश ← Bengali স্বদেশ ← Sanskrit स्वदेश
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromस्वदेश
  2. Bengali · derived fromস্বদেশ
  3. Hindi · derived fromस्वदेश
  4. English todaySwadesh

From Hindi स्वदेश (svadeś), Bengali স্বদেশ (śodeś) (both “homeland”), and other terms derived from Sanskrit स्वदेश (svadeśa).

Words from the same roots

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