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Where does “سرای” come from?
سرای (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian slʾd, from Old Persian srāda.
Ancestry of “سرای”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Persian
slʾd
hall, house
2
Old Persian
srāda
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Words derived from “سرای”
Sarajevo
seraglio
serail
Sarajevan
Saray
сарай
سرای
سرائے
Bosnasaray
serraglio
Saray Bosna
Sàrajevo
Sarajevo
Galatasaray
սարայ
Aksaray
Bahçesaray
сарај
سرای بوسنه
Saraydüzü
Saraykent
Sarayköy
Sulusaray
serai
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