Where does “چامهسرایی” come from?
چامهسرایی (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.
چامهسرایی (Persian): poetry
Definitions
- poetry
Ancestry of “چامهسرایی”, step by step
چامهسرایی 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 ی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ی | the grammatical particle ezafe; see... |
| 2 | Arabic | ي | bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ʿayn- | eye |
| 4 | Hebrew | עַיִן | eye |
via Persian چامه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | چامه | poem |