Where does “saruh” come from?
saruh (Old High German) comes from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.
Ancestry of “saruh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sarcophagus | a grave, sepulchre; flesh-devouring, carnivorous;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σαρκοφάγος | flesh-eating, carnivorous; sarcophagus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |