Where does “سرسرا” come from?

سرسرا (Persian) comes from Persian سر, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

سرسرا (Persian): entry, entrance hall, foyer, hall, vestibule (room just inside the front door of a building)

Definitions

  1. entry, entrance hall, foyer, hall, vestibule (room just inside the front door of a building)

Ancestry of “سرسرا”, step by step

سرسرا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
3Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Persian سرا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسراhome; place
2Ottoman Turkishصرهline
3Old Anatolian Turkishصِرَه—
4Greekσειράclass; line; order
5Ancient Greekσειράcord, rope
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →