Where does “Sarayu” come from?

Sarayu (English) comes from Sanskrit सरयु, from Sanskrit सर, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Sarayu (English): Name of a river in North India that flows through Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Definitions

  1. Name of a river in North India that flows through Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Ancestry of “Sarayu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritसरयुAir, wind
2Sanskritसरstring, cord; flowing
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Sanskrit सर →