Where does “সাপ” come from?

সাপ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit सर्प, from Sanskrit सृप्, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

সাপ (Assamese): snake; lizard

Definitions

  1. snake; lizard

Ancestry of “সাপ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसर्पcreeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,...
2Sanskritसृप्to creep, crawl, glide, slink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl

Words derived from “সাপ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Sanskrit सृप् →Every word from Sanskrit सर्प →