Where does “Sarai” come from?

Sarai derives from Hebrew שרי, from Hebrew שר, from Old Persian srāda.

Sarai (English): Either of two cities which served as the capital of the Golden Horde

Definitions

  1. Either of two cities which served as the capital of the Golden Horde

Ancestry of “Sarai”, step by step

Sarai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew שרי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשריplural construct state of שר
2EnglishSherryfrom the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri
3EnglishsherrisObsolete form of sherry
4SpanishXereswine of Xeres

via Persian سرای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرایhall; dwelling, house; mansion
2Middle Persianslʾdhall, house
3Old Persiansrāda—
Every word from Spanish Xeres →Every word from English sherris →Every word from English Sherry →