Where does “къуырисӕр” come from?
къуырисӕр (Ossetian) comes from Ossetian сӕр, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
къуырисӕр (Ossetian): Monday
Ancestry of “къуырисӕр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ossetian | сӕр | head; roof; lid, cover |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *cŕ̥Hah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćŕ̥Has | head, top |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱŕ̥h₂-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |