Where does “Saraj” come from?
Saraj (Polish) comes from Macedonian сарај, from Ottoman Turkish سرای, from Persian سرای, from Middle Persian slʾd, from Old Persian srāda.
Saraj (Polish): Sarai
Ancestry of “Saraj”, step by step
Saraj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macedonian сарај
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | сарај | seraglio |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سرای | house; mansion; palace |
| 3 | Persian | سرای | hall; dwelling, house; mansion |
| 4 | Middle Persian | slʾd | hall, house |
| 5 | Old Persian | srāda | — |
via Latin Sarai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Sarai | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | שרי | plural construct state of שר |
| 3 | English | Sherry | from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri |
| 4 | English | sherris | Obsolete form of sherry |
| 5 | Spanish | Xeres | wine of Xeres |