Etymograph

English

savaka

Savaka comes from Pali sāvaka ‘holy disciple’, from Sanskrit श्राव ‘hearing, listening’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlu-reconstructedzero-grade of *ḱlew-
  3. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEश्रुśru‘to listen, hear’
  4. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्राव‘hearing, listening’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रावक‘holy disciple’
  6. Palimodernsāvaka‘holy disciple’
  7. Englishtodaysavaka

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlu-reconstructedzero-grade of *ḱlew-
  3. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEश्रुśru‘to listen, hear’
  4. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्राव‘hearing, listening’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रावक‘holy disciple’
  6. Palimodernsāvaka‘holy disciple’
  7. Englishtodaysavaka

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’

listen, client, loud, scout, linn, leer, lithe, umlaut, 13 more

through Sanskrit श्रु ‘to listen, hear’

shruti, 1 more

Today it means

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- / savaka

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