Where does “సర్పము” come from?

సర్పము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit सर्प, from Sanskrit सृप्, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

సర్పము (Telugu): Serpent: A snake, legless reptile of the...

Definitions

  1. Serpent: A snake, legless reptile of the...

Ancestry of “సర్పము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसर्पcreeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,...
2Sanskritसृप्to creep, crawl, glide, slink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Sanskrit सृप् →Every word from Sanskrit सर्प →