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Where does “serke” come from?

serke (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.

serke (Middle English): Alternative form of serk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of serk

Ancestry of “serke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsyrc—
2EnglishSyriacA speaker of the Syriac language; A member of the...
3LatinsyriacusSyrian
4Ancient Greekσυριακός—
5Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
6Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
7AkkadianAššūrāyu—
8AkkadianAššūr—

Words derived from “serke”

  • sark
  • baresark
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