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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/SáraswatiH

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *séles-wn̥t-ih (“marshy”). Synchronically analyseable as *sáras (“marsh”) +‎ *-watiH; see there for more.

Proper noun

*SáraswatiH f

  1. Sarasvati (a mythical river, perhaps identified with the Helmand river in Afghanistan)

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *SáraswatiH
    • Sanskrit: सरस्वती (sárasvatī, “mythical river in the Rigveda; Hindu goddess of knowledge; Ghaggar-Hakra river in South Asia”)
  • Iranian: *hárahwatiH
    • Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬓𐬀𐬙𐬍‎ (haraxᵛatī, “Helmand River in Afghanistan”)
    • Old Persian: 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫 (h-r-u-v-t /harauvati/)
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