Re: [tied] Sarasvati River

Can it not be -ma(n)t > -va(n)t? Lake-like?

--- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> We've discussed it before. The suffix -va(n)t- (feminine -vati: <
*-wnt-ih2) means "rich in, having a lot of". The most likely base
seems to be the PIE s-neuter *sel-os/*sel-es- 'marshy lake, pond,
pool'. I also considered *ser-es- 'flow, current' as a possibility,
but the former name apparently describes the historical Sarasvati much
better and I agree it's preferable as an analysis.
>
> Piotr
>
>
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> Subject: [tied] Sarasvati River
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> What does "Sarasvati" mean if treated as a Sanksrit word?