Sanskrit सर्पिस्

← Old English sealf (cognate)

← English salve (cognate)

← Persian چرب (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarpíš (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-Aryan *sarpíṣ (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *selp- (mention)

← Middle Persian clp (cognate)

→ English salve (cognate)

→ Ancient Greek ἔλπος (cognate)

→ Latin sulphur (cognate)