save-n
‘to rescue’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E.saff, saif, sav,s awe, sayffe, salf, saulfe < O.F. sauver ‘keep (safe), protect, redeem’ < La.Lat. salvare ‘make safe, secure,’ related to Lat. salvus ‘safe’ < say < sol- < Tamil iṟai