swa-

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese swa, from Sanskrit स्व (sva​), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swá, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (self).

Prefix

swa-

  1. self-, auto-
    swadayaself-reliance
    swahargaself-respect

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with swa-

Further reading

Oneida

Prefix

swa-

  1. second person plural agent pronominal prefix
    you (p) _______
  2. second person plural patient pronominal prefix
    _______ you (p)

References

  • Floyd Lounsbury (1953) “Chapter 5, Table 6: Pronominal Prefixes”, in Oneida Verb Morphology, Yale University Press
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