Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *šero

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to bake, boil

Russian meaning: печь, варить

Mongolian: *sira-

Tungus-Manchu: *čere- ( ~ *š-)

Korean: *sằr-m-

Comments: The etymology appears plausible despite poor attestation in TM.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *sira-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to roast, broil

Russian meaning: жарить, печь

Written Mongolian: sira- (L 714)

Middle Mongolian: širaxasam 'roasted' (HY 24), šir- (IM)

Khalkha: šara-

Buriat: šara-

Kalmuck: šar- (КРС)

Ordos: šara-

Dongxian: šǝra- (Тод. Дн.)

Monguor: śirā- (SM 397)

Comments: KW 350.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *čere- ( ~ *š-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to bake (close to fire)

Russian meaning: печься (около огня)

Evenki: čere-

Comments: ТМС 2, 422. Attested only in Evk., but having probable external parallels.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *sằr-m-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to boil

Russian meaning: варить

Modern Korean: sām- [salm-]

Middle Korean: sằrm-

Comments: Nam 292, KED 901.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *šwVrV

Meaning: to dry

Borean: Borean

Altaic: *šero [*sir- (Mong. sirge-, Ewn. hirkäcǟ) ]

Uralic: *šorwa (cf. also śarV)

Kartvelian: *šwer- / šwr-

References: МССНЯ 366-367; ND 2168 *šorwV 'dry, to get dry' (Kartv.+Ur.); 2214 *ŝarV 'to be dry' (Ur. + dub. IE, Drav., Ar., Eg.); 2215 *[ŝ]iRV 'to roast' (Alt. *šero + Chad., ?Eg.).

Uralic etymology :

Number: 1025

Proto: *šorwa

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: to dry

German meaning: trocknen, trocknen werden

Saam (Lapp): soar've -rv- (N) 'dead pine-tree', sårvē (L) 'dürre Föhre', šȯ͕̆ă͕r̨̄v^ė (P), si̮êr̨̄vɛ (T), sŭᾰr̨̄v^e (Not.) 'verdorrte Kiefer' ( > Finn. dial. sorva 'kleine Föhre'), soar'vo- -rv- (N) 'turn into dead pine, wither', sårvō- (L) 'zur Dürrföhre werden, verdorren'

Komi (Zyrian): šural- (S), šura^.v- (P) 'trocknen (intr.), šure̮d- (S), šure̮^.t- (P) 'trocknen (tr.)]

Nenets (Yurak): tirā- (O) '(hart) trocknen (intr.)'

Addenda: Mot. тыры 'твердый'

Kartvelian etymology :

Proto-Kartvelian: *šwer- / šwr-

Nostratic: Nostratic

Russian meaning: сохнуть

English meaning: to be dry

Georgian: šr-

Megrel: skǝr-, skir-

Laz: skir-, skur-

Laz meaning (Rus.): гаснуть

Laz meaning (Eng.): to be extinguished

Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 216, EWK 428. В МССHЯ 366-367 сравнивается с алт. *sirV 'пересыхать', урал. *š[ɨ]rwa 'сохнуть'.

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : CVRV

Meaning : to dry

Eurasiatic : *šwVrV

Afroasiatic : *ĉVwVr- (cf. also *sVʕar-, *ĉur-)

Reference : At least two roots (cf. ND).

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ĉVwVr-

Meaning: become dry

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Egyptian: wšr (ME) 'become dry'

Western Chadic: *ĉVwVr- 'become dry'

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: wšr (ME)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'become dry'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *ĉVwVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'become dry'

Karekare: sǝ̀wrù [Kr N 419]

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