Where does “Saray” come from?

Saray (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سرای, from Persian سرای, from Middle Persian slʾd, from Old Persian srāda.

Saray (Turkish): palace

Definitions

  1. palace

Ancestry of “Saray”, step by step

Saray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish سرای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسرایhouse; mansion; palace
2Persianسرایhall; dwelling, house; mansion
3Middle Persianslʾdhall, house
4Old Persiansrāda—

via Ancient Greek Σεράγιο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣεράγιο—

Words derived from “Saray”

Every word from Old Persian srāda →Every word from Middle Persian slʾd →Every word from Persian سرای →