Where does “सर्पदंश” come from?

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

सर्पदंश (Hindi): snakebite

Definitions

  1. snakebite

Ancestry of “सर्पदंश”, step by step

सर्पदंश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi सर्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसर्पsnake
2Sanskritसर्पcreeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,...
3Sanskritसृप्to creep, crawl, glide, slink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl

via Hindi दंश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदंशbite, sting
2Sanskritदंश—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Sanskrit सृप् →Every word from Sanskrit सर्प →