Where does “sri” come from?
sri (Kosraean) comes from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
sri (Kosraean): bone
Definitions
- bone
Ancestry of “sri”, step by step
sri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit श्री
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Italian siriano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | siriano | Syrian; the Arabic language of Syria |
| 2 | Italian | -ano | Used with a stem to form the third-person plural... |
| 3 | Latin | -ant | third-person plural present active indicative of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |