Where does “seri” come from?

seri (Indonesian) comes from Kawi sari, 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.

seri (Indonesian): cherry; series; light, lustre, radiance, grace

Definitions

  1. cherry; series; light, lustre, radiance, grace

Ancestry of “seri”, step by step

seri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kawi sari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kawisari
2Sanskritसारcourse, motion; stretching out, extension;...
3EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
4EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
5Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
6Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
7Vulgar Latinseior
8Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
9Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

via Malay seri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysericherry; series; light, lustre, radiance, grace
2Sanskritश्रीdiffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,...
3Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
4Sanskritगरmountain, top
5Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
6Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Dutch serie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchserieseries
2Frenchsérieseries; television program
3Latinseriēsa row
4Latinserōto sow, plant
5Latinsēruslate, too late
6Proto-Italicswerjos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “seri

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénosEvery word from Latin senexEvery word from Latin senior