Q. sir(a) adv. “hither” (Category: This)
An (archaic?) word for “hither” appearing in a list of demonstratives from 1968, based on primitive ✶sidā̆ with the ancient allative suffix ✶-da (VT49/18).
References ✧ VT49/18
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si¹ | “this, here” |
#†-r² | “motion to or towards a point” |
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✶sidā̆ > sira | [sidā] > [siðā] > [siða] > [sira] | ✧ VT49/18 |