Where does “کاروانسرا” come from?

کاروانسرا (Persian) comes from Persian کاروان, from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

کاروانسرا (Persian): caravanserai

Definitions

  1. caravanserai

Ancestry of “کاروانسرا”, step by step

کاروانسرا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کاروان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکاروانcaravan; convoy
2Middle Persiankʾlwʾn'military column; caravan
3Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎼the people, subjects; army
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

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 ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →