Where does “sark” come from?
sark (Middle English) comes from Old English syrc, from English Syriac, from Latin syriacus, from Ancient Greek συριακός, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.
sark (Middle English): Alternative form of serk
Definitions
- Alternative form of serk
Ancestry of “sark”, step by step
sark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English syrc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | syrc | — |
| 2 | English | Syriac | A speaker of the Syriac language; A member of the... |
| 3 | Latin | syriacus | Syrian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συριακός | Syrian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Συρία | Syria |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσσυρία | — |
| 7 | Akkadian | Aššūrāyu | — |
| 8 | Akkadian | Aššūr | Assur |
via Middle English serk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | serk | A shirt used as an undergarment |
| 2 | Old English | serc | shirt, coat of mail |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sarki | sark, shirt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sarkiz | sark, shirt; coat of mail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swerg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |