Where does “സ്രോതസ്സ്” come from?

സ്രോതസ്സ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit स्रोतस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sráwtas, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

സ്രോതസ്സ് (Malayalam): source

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Ancestry of “സ്രോതസ്സ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्रोतस्river; torrent; water
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansráwtasriver; current, torrent
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 Proto-Indo-Iranian sráwtas →