Where does “savati” come from?

savati (Pali) comes 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.

savati (Pali): to flow, run

Definitions

  1. to flow, run

Ancestry of “savati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्रवतिto flow, stream; to leak, drip; to perish, fail
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansráwati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansréw-e-tiflow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “savati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sréw-e-ti →