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Where does “سنسار” come from?

سنسار (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit संसार, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior — old.

سنسار (Urdu): world; universe; the cycle of birth and death

Definitions

  1. world; universe; the cycle of birth and death

Ancestry of “سنسار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंसारgoing or wandering through, undergoing...
2Sanskritसारcourse, motion; stretching out, extension;...
3EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
4EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
5Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
6Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
7Vulgar Latinseior—
8Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
9Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
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