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Where does “sark” come from?

sark (English) comes from Middle English sark, from Old English syrc, from English Syriac, from Latin syriacus, from Ancient Greek συριακός, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu.

sark (English): A shirt; To cover with sarking, or thin boards

Definitions

  1. A shirt; To cover with sarking, or thin boards

Ancestry of “sark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsarkAlternative form of serk
2Old Englishsyrc—
3EnglishSyriacA speaker of the Syriac language; A member of the...
4LatinsyriacusSyrian
5Ancient Greekσυριακός—
6Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
7Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
8AkkadianAššūrāyu—
9AkkadianAššūr—

Words derived from “sark”

  • baresark
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