Where does “सर्पिस्” come from?
सर्पिस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan sarpíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sarpíš, from Proto-Indo-European selp-ís, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.
सर्पिस् (Sanskrit): ghee
Ancestry of “सर्पिस्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | sarpíṣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sarpíš | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selp-ís | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |