swat

swat · verb, noun¹

Alteration of squat.

swat · verb²

See SWAT.

SWAT · noun³

1. Middle Englishespecial
2. Englishspecial
3. Proto-Germanic*wēpną
4. Proto-West Germanic*wāpn
5. Old Englishwēpn
6. Middle Englishwepen
7. Englishweapons
8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
11. Proto-Germanic*andi
12. Old Englishand
13. Middle Englishand
14. Englishand
15. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
16. Proto-Hellenic*tat͏̌t͏̌ō
17. Ancient Greekτάσσω (tássō)
18. Ancient Greekτακτικός (taktikós)
19. New Latintactica
20. Englishtactics
21. EnglishS.W.A.T.
22. English todaySWAT

From S.W.A.T., from special + weapons + and + tactics.

Swat · proper noun⁴

1. Urdu · borrowed fromسوات
2. English todaySwat

From Urdu سوات (svāt).