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.

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/)
  • >? Kurdish: (perhaps from *Hárahwāh)
    • Northern Kurdish: hêro, hîro (“hollyhock; mallow, marshmallow”)
    • Central Kurdish: هێرۆ (hêro, “hollyhock; mallow, marshmallow”)