Where does “sap” come from?

sap (Romani) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧, from Sanskrit सर्प, from Sanskrit सृप्, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

sap (Romani): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “sap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧snake
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 →
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