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
Ancestry of “savati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्रवति | to flow, stream; to leak, drip; to perish, fail |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sráwati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sréw-e-ti | flow, stream |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |