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French
Etymology
Inherited from Medieval Latin Sargia, of unknown origin. Richard Coates proposes a Semitic origin, from Proto-Semitic *śrq (“east, rise (of the sun), redden”). Lepelley suggests a Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse serkr (“shirt”). More at Sark.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sercq f
- the island of Sark
References
- Coates, Richard (1991). The ancient and modern names of the Channel Islands: a linguistic history. Stamford: Paul Watkins. pp. 73–76.
- Lepelley, René (1995). "Les Noms des îles anglo-normandes" . Nouvelle revue d'onomastique (in French). 25 (25–26): 119–142.