Where does “caravansérail” come from?
caravansérail (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish karvanseray, from Persian کاروانسرای, from Persian کاروان, from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
caravansérail (French): caravanserai
Definitions
- caravanserai
Ancestry of “caravansérail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | karvanseray | — |
| 2 | Persian | کاروانسرای | caravanserai |
| 3 | Persian | کاروان | caravan; convoy |
| 4 | Middle Persian | kʾlwʾn' | military column; caravan |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |