Where does “sirah” come from?

sirah (Sundanese) comes from Javanese ꦱꦶꦫꦃ, from Old Javanese śirah, from Sanskrit शिर, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

sirah (Sundanese): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “sirah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦱꦶꦫꦃhead
2Old Javaneseśirahhead
3Sanskritशिरhead, skull, cephalon; peak, top; bed, couch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit शिर →Every word from Old Javanese śirah →