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

Definitions

  1. ghee

Ancestry of “सर्पिस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryansarpíṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansarpíš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-ís—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp-ís →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sarpíš →