Where does “Siris” come from?

Siris (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σῖρις, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Siris (Latin): that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Sinni

Definitions

  1. that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Sinni

Ancestry of “Siris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣῖριςSiris, a city of Magna Graecia
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
3Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-Every word from Ancient Greek Σῖρις
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