Etymology

Sauris

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Today it means: A village in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, one of the Germanic language islands in Italy, where Sauris Bavarian is spoken. Full definition →

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First attested 1280, the name is said to be of Illyrian origin, from *savira (“current”) (compare Sanskrit सरित् (sarit)). Known in German as Zahre.

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