Where does “serra” come from?

serra (Maltese) comes from Sicilian serra, from Latin serra, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sers-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

serra (Maltese): red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)

Definitions

  1. red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)

Ancestry of “serra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianserrasaw
2Latinserraa saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
3Proto-Italicserzā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansers-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “serra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →