Where does “SáraswatiH” come from?

SáraswatiH (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian SáraswatiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

Ancestry of “SáraswatiH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianSáraswatiH—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansárasmarsh, water
3Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh

Words derived from “SáraswatiH”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sélos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian SáraswatiH →