Where does “सारा” come from?
सारा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior — old.
सारा (Hindi): whole, entire; all
Definitions
- whole, entire; all
Ancestry of “सारा”, step by step
सारा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀸𑀭 | all, whole |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सार | course, motion; stretching out, extension;... |
| 3 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 4 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 5 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 6 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 8 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 9 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |