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Where does “Sutlej” come from?

Sutlej is an English name for a river derived from Sanskrit शतद्रु, which is also the source of the Hindi सतलुज.

Ancestry of “Sutlej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसतलुज—
2Sanskritशतद्रु—
Every word from Sanskrit शतद्रु →