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From a South Indian word which means holy/saintly man, as commonly used in the Indian States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.It is derived from the Sanskrit word swami (holy/saintly man).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From a South Indian word which means holy/saintly man, as commonly used in the Indian States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.It is derived from the Sanskrit word swami (holy/saintly man).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.