Where does “ara sıra” come from?

ara sıra (Turkish) comes from Turkish sıra, from Ottoman Turkish صره, from Old Anatolian Turkish صِرَه, from Greek σειρά, from Ancient Greek σειρά, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

ara sıra (Turkish): sometimes, occasionally, at times, now and then, from time to time

Definitions

sometimes, occasionally, at times, now and then, from time to time

Ancestry of “ara sıra”, step by step

ara sıra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sıra

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	sıra	row; order, sequence; turn
2	Ottoman Turkish	صره	line
3	Old Anatolian Turkish	صِرَه	—
4	Greek	σειρά	class; line; order
5	Ancient Greek	σειρά	cord, rope
6	Proto-Indo-European	twerH-	to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

via Turkish ara

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	ara	intermediate area; interim; breather
2	Turkish	aramak	to seek, to look for, to search; to phone, to...
3	Ottoman Turkish	آرامق	to seek
4	Proto-Turkic	*ārka-	Oghuz to search

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σειρά →Every word from Greek σειρά →