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Where does “sarpíṣ” come from?

sarpíṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sarpíš, from Proto-Indo-European selp-ís, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

Ancestry of “sarpíṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniansarpíš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-ís—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

Words derived from “sarpíṣ”

  • सर्पिस्
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