Where does “سرابستان” come from?
سرابستان (Persian) comes from Persian سرا, 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.
سرابستان (Persian): garden attached to a building
Definitions
- garden attached to a building
Ancestry of “سرابستان”, step by step
سرابستان traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian سرا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سرا | home; place |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | صره | line |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | صِرَه | — |
| 4 | Greek | σειρά | class; line; order |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σειρά | cord, rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |
via Persian ـستان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |