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

Definitions

  1. river; torrent; water

Ancestry of “स्रोतस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniansráwtasriver; current, torrent
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “स्रोतस्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sráwtas →
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