Where does “సరయు” come from?

సరయు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit सरयु, from Sanskrit सर, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

సరయు (Telugu): Sarayu, a river in North India

Definitions

  1. Sarayu, a river in North India

Ancestry of “సరయు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritसरयुAir, wind
2Sanskritसरstring, cord; flowing
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Sanskrit सर →