Where does “ସାପ” come from?

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

ସାପ (Oriya): snake

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	सर्प	creeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,...
2	Sanskrit	सृप्	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	serp-	to creep, crawl

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