Where does “šjor” come from?

šjor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Venetian sior, from Old Irish sír, from Proto-Celtic sīros, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

šjor (Serbo-Croatian): mister, sir

Definitions

  1. mister, sir

Ancestry of “šjor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiansiormaster, lord; mister, sir
2Old Irishsírlong; lasting
3Proto-Celticsīroslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic sīros →