Where does “Savitr” come from?
Savitr (English) comes from Sanskrit सवितृ, from Sanskrit स, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.
Ancestry of “Savitr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | सवितृ | a stimulator, rouser, vivifier; the orb of the... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स | an anapest; a snake; air, wind |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इ | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |