Where does “SAR” come from?
SAR (English) comes from Khmer ស, from Chinese 蘇, from English Sue, from Middle English seuen, from Anglo-Norman suer, from Old French sivre, from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
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Ancestry of “SAR”, step by step
SAR traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ស
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ស | white |
| 2 | Chinese | 蘇 | — |
| 3 | English | Sue | A Mary Sue |
| 4 | Middle English | seuen | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | suer | nominative singular of seror; to dry |
| 6 | Old French | sivre | to follow |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | sequere | to follow; second-person singular future active... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Khmer សរ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សរ | arrow; projectile; to remember; to remind |
| 2 | Pali | siri | luck, glory, wealth, splendour |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |