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
Ancestry of “սարայ”, step by step
սարայ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish سرای
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سرای | house; mansion; palace |
| 2 | Persian | سرای | hall; dwelling, house; mansion |
| 3 | Middle Persian | slʾd | hall, house |
| 4 | Old Persian | srāda | — |
via Russian сара́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | сара́й | shed, storage building (small wooden construction) |
| 2 | Persian | sarây | — |