Where does “sirra” come from?
sirra (Finnish) comes from Finnish sireeni, from Finnish Siren, from Swedish siren, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν, from Ancient Greek σειρά, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
sirra (Finnish): ambo
Ancestry of “sirra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sireeni | siren; Alternative form of syreeni |
| 2 | Finnish | Siren | — |
| 3 | Swedish | siren | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sīrēn | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σειρήν | Siren; Siren from Greek mythology |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σειρά | cord, rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |
Words derived from “sirra”