Where does “सरस्वती महागुच्छ” come from?
सरस्वती महागुच्छ (Hindi) comes from Hindi सरस्वती, from Sanskrit सरस्वती, from Proto-Indo-Aryan SáraswatiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian SáraswatiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.
सरस्वती महागुच्छ (Hindi): Saraswati Supercluster
Definitions
- Saraswati Supercluster
Ancestry of “सरस्वती महागुच्छ”, step by step
सरस्वती महागुच्छ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi सरस्वती
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सरस्वती | Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and speech |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सरस्वती | any river; speech or the power of speech,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | SáraswatiH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | SáraswatiH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáras | marsh, water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sélos | marsh |