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Sarai
Sarai comes from Persian سرای ‘courtyard’, from Middle Persian slʾd ‘hall, house’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₂-‘to cross over’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*trā-yo-reconstructedsuffixed form of *terh₂-
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*thrāya‘to protect’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCE*srādareconstructed
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CEslʾdsrāy‘hall, house’
- Persianc. 900–presentسرایsarây‘courtyard’
- EnglishtodaySarai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₂-‘to cross over’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*trā-yo-reconstructedsuffixed form of *terh₂-
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*thrāya‘to protect’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCE*srādareconstructed
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CEslʾdsrāy‘hall, house’
- Persianc. 900–presentسرایsarây‘courtyard’
- EnglishtodaySarai
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over’
through, enter, trans, thorough, avatar, tram, tranquillity, torus, tardy, très, 21 more
Another origin of Sarai
- Hebrew1880s–presentשר‘master, chief’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentשרי
- EnglishtodaySarai
Today it means
name Either of two cities which served as the capital of the Golden Horde.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- / Sarai