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Where does “సరస్వతి” come from?

సరస్వతి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit सरस्वती, from Proto-Indo-Aryan SáraswatiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian SáraswatiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

Ancestry of “సరస్వతి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसरस्वतीany river; speech or the power of speech,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanSáraswatiH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianSáraswatiH—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansárasmarsh, water
5Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh
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