Where does “सरा” come from?

सरा (Old Marathi) comes from Sanskrit सरस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sáras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

सरा (Old Marathi): a stream

Definitions

  1. a stream

Ancestry of “सरा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसरस्pond, lake; pool, tank, pail of water; a large...
2Proto-Indo-Aryansáras—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansárasmarsh, water
4Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sélos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sáras →