Etymology

Sutlej

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Today it means: The longest of five rivers that run through Punjab in both India and Pakistan. Full definition →

Hindi सतलुज ← Sanskrit शतद्रु
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromशतद्रु
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromसतलुज
  3. English todaySutlej

Borrowed from Hindi सतलुज (satluj), itself ultimately from Sanskrit शतद्रु (śatadru).

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