Where does “sappapotaka” come from?

sappapotaka (Pali) comes from Pali sappa, from Sanskrit सर्प, from Sanskrit सृप्, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

sappapotaka (Pali): snakeling

Definitions

  1. snakeling

Ancestry of “sappapotaka”, step by step

sappapotaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali sappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisappasnake
2Sanskritसर्पcreeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,...
3Sanskritसृप्to creep, crawl, glide, slink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl

via Pali potaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipotaka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Sanskrit सृप् →Every word from Sanskrit सर्प →