Where does “سار” come from?

سار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian سار, from Persian شرم, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬, from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- — suffering, pain.

سار (Ottoman Turkish): starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Definitions

  1. starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Ancestry of “سار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسارstarling
2Persianشرمshame
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭥𐭬
4Avestan𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀sense of shame
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormo-suffering, pain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo-Every word from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬