siw
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Siwai.
Symbol
siw
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Siwai terms
Kalasha
Alternative forms
- síhu, syu
Etymology
From Sanskrit सेतु (sétu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sHáytuš (“bridge, dam”), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂éy-tu-s ~ *sh₂i-téw-s, from *sh₂ey- (“to bind”).
Noun
siw
- a bridge