Sanskrit स्वामिन्

← Proto-Indo-European *s(u)w-o- (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *swé (mention)

→ English swami (derived)

→ Bengali স্বামী (learned borrowing)

→ Bengali সাঁই (inherited)

→ Bengali স্বামিনী (mention)

→ Bengali সোয়ামী (mention)

→ Bengali হাঁই (inherited)

→ Hindi स्वामी (learned borrowing)

→ Hindi साँई (inherited)

→ Indonesian suami (mention)

→ Khmer សាមី (derived)

→ Khmer ស្វាមី (borrowed)

→ Malay suami (borrowed)

→ Pali sāmin (inherited)

→ Sanskrit गोस्वामिन् (compound)

→ Tamil சுவாமி (learned borrowing)

→ Telugu స్వామి (learned borrowing)

→ Thai สวามี (borrowed)