Where does “sah” come from?

sah (Pohnpeian) comes from English jar, from English chirren, from Old English ceorian, from Proto-West Germanic karēn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

sah (Pohnpeian): jar, crock

Definitions

  1. jar, crock

Ancestry of “sah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjarAn earthenware container, either with two or no...
2Englishchirrenplural of chile
3Old Englishceorianto murmur; complain
4Proto-West Germanickarēnto murmur, complain; to care
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →