Where does “سرای” come from?

سرای (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian سرای, from Middle Persian slʾd, from Old Persian srāda.

سرای (Ottoman Turkish): house; mansion; palace

Definitions

  1. house; mansion; palace

Ancestry of “سرای”, step by step

سرای traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سرای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرایhall; dwelling, house; mansion
2Middle Persianslʾdhall, house
3Old Persiansrāda—

via Classical Persian سرای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسرای—

Words derived from “سرای”

Every word from Old Persian srāda →Every word from Middle Persian slʾd →Every word from Persian سرای →