Where does “ser” come from?

ser (Turkish) comes from Persian سر, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

ser (Turkish): head; second-person singular imperative of sermek

Definitions

  1. head; second-person singular imperative of sermek

Ancestry of “ser”, step by step

ser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
3Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Ottoman Turkish شرع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشرعreligious law, sharia
2Arabicشَرْع—
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Words derived from “ser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →