Where does “ਸੱਪਣੀ” come from?

ਸੱਪਣੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਸੱਪ, from Sanskrit सर्प, from Sanskrit सृप्, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

ਸੱਪਣੀ (Punjabi): wryneck

Definitions

  1. wryneck

Ancestry of “ਸੱਪਣੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਸੱਪsnake, serpent
2Sanskritसर्पcreeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,...
3Sanskritसृप्to creep, crawl, glide, slink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Sanskrit सृप् →Every word from Sanskrit सर्प →