Where does “سرا” come from?

سرا (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صره, from Old Anatolian Turkish صِرَه, from Greek σειρά, from Ancient Greek σειρά, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

سرا (Persian): home; place

Definitions

  1. home; place

Ancestry of “سرا”, step by step

سرا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish صره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصرهline
2Old Anatolian Turkishصِرَه—
3Greekσειράclass; line; order
4Ancient Greekσειράcord, rope
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

via Sanskrit सुरा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुराwine, spirituous liquor
2Proto-Indo-AryansúraH—
3Proto-Indo-IraniansúraHwine, liquor, alcohol; any fermented drink, milk,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansūlthick liquid

Words derived from “سرا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σειρά →Every word from Greek σειρά →