'sari' (Attn: H M Hubey)

[John Smith]

On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, H.M.Hubey wrote:

> Is there a root from which this word derives? What is its etymology?

Not a "root", it seems, but a perfectly good etymology: R. L. Turner, A
comparative dictionary of the Indo-Aryan languages, item 12831, cites Skt
zATa- m. "strip of cloth" and numerous derivatives in MIA and NIA.

John Smith

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