The story
- Proto-Celtic · derived from*serrā
- French · borrowed fromsyrah
- English todaysyrah
Borrowed from French syrah. The derivation from the Persian city name of Shiraz (شیراز) is today believed to be a legend. The same goes for derivations from Syria, Syracuse or the Greek island of Syros. The name might be connected to the Celtic root Proto-Celtic *serrā, "billhook", referring to the method of harvesting.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.