Where does “սարայ” come from?

սարայ (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سرای, from Persian سرای, from Middle Persian slʾd, from Old Persian srāda.

սարայ (Armenian): palace

Definitions

  1. palace

Ancestry of “սարայ”, step by step

սարայ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish سرای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسرایhouse; mansion; palace
2Persianسرایhall; dwelling, house; mansion
3Middle Persianslʾdhall, house
4Old Persiansrāda—

via Russian сара́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсара́йshed, storage building (small wooden construction)
2Persiansarây—
Every word from Old Persian srāda →Every word from Middle Persian slʾd →Every word from Persian سرای →