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Where does “sráwtas” come from?

sráwtas (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sráwtas (Proto-Indo-Iranian): river; current, torrent

Definitions

  1. river; current, torrent

Ancestry of “sráwtas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sráwtas”

  • स्रोतस्
  • sráwtas
  • hráwtah
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