Where does “اره” come from?

اره (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian اره, from Proto-Indo-European sers-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

اره (Ottoman Turkish): saw, a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances

Definitions

  1. saw, a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances

Ancestry of “اره”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianارهsaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sers- →Every word from Persian اره →