Where does “स्रोतस्” come from?
स्रोतस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sráwtas, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
स्रोतस् (Sanskrit): river; torrent; water
Ancestry of “स्रोतस्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sráwtas | river; current, torrent |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |