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Where does “Serzh” come from?

Serzh (English) comes from Armenian Սերժ, from French Serge, from Middle French sarge, from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin sarica, from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Serzh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՍերժ—
2FrenchSerge—
3Middle Frenchsarge—
4Old Frenchsarge—
5Vulgar Latinsarica—
6Latinsērica—
7Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
8Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
9Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
10Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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