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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/SáraswatiH

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

Etymology

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

Proper noun

*SáraswatiH f

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

Descendants
  • 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
    • Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬓𐬀𐬙𐬍 (haraxᵛatī, “Helmand River in Afghanistan”)
    • Old Persian: 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫 (h-r-u-v-t /⁠harauvati⁠/)

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