Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “cyra” come from?

cyra (Polish) comes from Persian چراغ, from Middle Persian clʾγ — lamp.

Ancestry of “cyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچراغlamp; light; stove
2Middle Persianclʾγlamp

Words derived from “cyra”

  • cera
Every word from Middle Persian clʾγ →