Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/SáraswatiH

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This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Etymology

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From *sáraswāns ~ *sáraswatas (marshy) +‎ *-iH, from *sáras (marsh) +‎ *-wāns.[1]

Proper noun

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*SáraswatiH f

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

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *SáraswatiH
    • Sanskrit: सरस्वती (sárasvatī, mythical river in the Rigveda; Hindu goddess of knowledge; Ghaggar-Hakra river in South Asia)
  • Proto-Iranian: *hárahwatiH

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 708