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
Ancestry of “šjor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Venetian | sior | master, lord; mister, sir |
| 2 | Old Irish | sír | long; lasting |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | sīros | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁-ró-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |