caravanserai
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 借自 ←中古法语 carvansera
- 借自 ←奥斯曼土耳其语 كاروانسَرای
- 源自 ←trk-oat كاروانسرای
- 借自 ←波斯语 کاروانسرای
- 源自 ←原始印欧语 *ker- “army”
- 源自 ←原始印欧语 *terh₂- “to cross over; to pass through; to overcome”
原始词根
词源说明
Borrowed either:
from Middle French carvansera, carvassera (modern French caravansérail, carauanserrail (obsolete), caravansara (obsolete)); or
directly from its etymon Ottoman Turkish كاروانسَرای (karvanseray), كَروانسَرای (kervanseray) (modern Turkish kervansaray), from Old Anatolian Turkish كاروانسرای (kārvān-serāy); or
directly from its etymon Persian کاروانسرای (kârvânsarây), from کاروان (kârvân, “caravan; convoy”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”)) + سرای (sarây, “courtyard, hall; dwelling, house; inn; mansion, palace”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“to cross over; to pass through; to overcome”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (chiefly historical) A roadside inn, usually having a central courtyard where caravans (see sense 3) can rest, providing accommodation for travellers along trade routes