Where does “Sarajevan” come from?

Sarajevan (English) comes from English Sarajevo, from Serbo-Croatian Sàrajevo, from Ottoman Turkish سرای, from Persian سرای, from Middle Persian slʾd, from Old Persian srāda.

Sarajevan (English): Of, from, or pertaining to, Sarajevo; Someone...

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Sarajevo; Someone...

Ancestry of “Sarajevan”, step by step

Sarajevan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sarajevo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSarajevobuilt on the Miljacka river
2Serbo-CroatianSàrajevo—
3Ottoman Turkishسرایhouse; mansion; palace
4Persianسرایhall; dwelling, house; mansion
5Middle Persianslʾdhall, house
6Old Persiansrāda—

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Old Persian srāda →Every word from Middle Persian slʾd →Every word from Persian سرای →