Where does “saray” come from?

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

saray (Turkish): palace; court; mansion

Definitions

  1. palace; court; mansion

Ancestry of “saray”, 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 →