Where does “сарай” come from?

сарай (Southern Altai) comes from Persian سرای, from Middle Persian slʾd, from Old Persian srāda.

сарай (Southern Altai): palace

Definitions

  1. palace

Ancestry of “сарай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرایhall; dwelling, house; mansion
2Middle Persianslʾdhall, house
3Old Persiansrāda—
Every word from Old Persian srāda →Every word from Middle Persian slʾd →Every word from Persian سرای →