Where does “سره” come from?

سره (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

سره (Persian): fine, excellent; pure; silk

Definitions

  1. fine, excellent; pure; silk

Ancestry of “سره”, step by step

سره traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European krey-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Middle Persian srg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiansrgsilk

Words derived from “سره”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →