Etymology

Saraiki

Sa·rai·ki
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Today it means: A linguistic community of central Pakistan. Full definition →

skr سرائیکی ← Sindhi سِرو ← Sanskrit सौवीर
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromसौवीर“Sauvira”
  2. Sindhi · derived fromسِرو“up-river, north”
  3. skr · derived fromسرائیکی
  4. English todaySaraiki

From Saraiki سرائیکی (sarā'īkī), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * From Sindhi سِرو (sirō, “up-river, north”). * From Sanskrit सौवीर (sauvīra, “Sauvira”).

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