Where does “šarái” come from?

šarái (Palula) comes from Sanskrit शरभ — a sharabha mythical half-lion half-bird that slays lions; in later literature an eight-legged deer.

šarái (Palula): she-deer

Definitions

  1. she-deer

Ancestry of “šarái”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशरभa sharabha mythical half-lion half-bird that slays lions; in later literature an eight-legged deer
Every word from Sanskrit शरभ
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