Where does “Sàrajevo” come from?
Sàrajevo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سرای, from Persian سرای, from Middle Persian slʾd, from Old Persian srāda.
Ancestry of “Sàrajevo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سرای | house; mansion; palace |
| 2 | Persian | سرای | hall; dwelling, house; mansion |
| 3 | Middle Persian | slʾd | hall, house |
| 4 | Old Persian | srāda | — |
Words derived from “Sàrajevo”