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Where does “šara” come from?

šara (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic šarъ, from Old English sāriġ, from Proto-Germanic sairagaz, from Proto-Germanic sairą, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

šara (Serbo-Croatian): pattern; design; color

Definitions

  1. pattern; design; color

Ancestry of “šara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicšarъ—
2Old Englishsāriġfeeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved,...
3Proto-Germanicsairagazsad; saddened; grieved; sorry
4Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
5Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “šara”

  • šarolik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →