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Where does “šaren” come from?

šaren (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian šara, 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.

šaren (Serbo-Croatian): variegated, motley, dappled, colorful,...

Definitions

  1. variegated, motley, dappled, colorful,...

Ancestry of “šaren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianšarapattern; design; color
2Proto-Slavicšarъ—
3Old Englishsāriġfeeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved,...
4Proto-Germanicsairagazsad; saddened; grieved; sorry
5Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
6Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “šaren”

  • šarenica
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