Where does “сансар” come from?
сансар (Mongolian) comes from Middle Mongolian ꡛꡃ ꡛꡘ, from Sanskrit संसार, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior — old.
сансар (Mongolian): cosmos, space; samsara
Definitions
- cosmos, space; samsara
Ancestry of “сансар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Mongolian | ꡛꡃ ꡛꡘ | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संसार | going or wandering through, undergoing... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सार | course, motion; stretching out, extension;... |
| 4 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 5 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 6 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 7 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 9 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 10 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |