Where does “āsavati” come from?

āsavati (Pali) comes from Pali savati, from Sanskrit स्रवति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sráwati, from Proto-Indo-European sréw-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

āsavati (Pali): to flow

Definitions

  1. to flow

Ancestry of “āsavati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisavatito flow, run
2Sanskritस्रवतिto flow, stream; to leak, drip; to perish, fail
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansráwati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansréw-e-tiflow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-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-European sréw-e-ti →