Where does “साप” come from?
साप (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘢, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧, from Sanskrit सर्प, from Sanskrit सृप्, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.
साप (Marathi): snake; reptile
Ancestry of “साप”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | 𑘭𑘰𑘢 | — |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧 | snake |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सर्प | creeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सृप् | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | serp- | to creep, crawl |