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Where does “sarı” come from?

sarı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صاری, from Old English sāriġ, from Proto-Germanic sairagaz, from Proto-Germanic sairą, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

sarı (Turkish): yellow; blond; pale, pallid, wan

Definitions

  1. yellow; blond; pale, pallid, wan

Ancestry of “sarı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصاریyellow
2Old Englishsāriġfeeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved,...
3Proto-Germanicsairagazsad; saddened; grieved; sorry
4Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
5Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “sarı”

  • Sarıaslan
  • sarışın
  • sarışınlık
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