Etymograph

English

svara

Svara comes from Sanskrit स्वर ‘sound, noise’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swer- ‘to resound’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*swer-1‘to resound’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्वर2‘sound, noise’
  3. Englishtodaysvara2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Sanskrit स्वर
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English svara

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*swer-Wiktionary, Sanskrit स्वर‘to resound’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्वरWiktionary, English svara‘sound, noise’
  3. EnglishtodaysvaraWiktionary, English svara

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *swer- ‘to resound’

answer, swear, sworn, swarm, 18 more

Today it means

noun A concept in Indian music, comparable to a note or tone.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “svara”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Sanskrit स्वर. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *swer- / svara

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