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Where does “séró” come from?

séró (Hungarian) comes from Romani shero, from Sanskrit शिर, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

séró (Hungarian): hair, haircut; head

Definitions

  1. hair, haircut; head

Ancestry of “séró”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanisherohead
2Sanskritशिरhead, skull, cephalon; peak, top; bed, couch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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