Sirius

Cf. Syria (see). The origin of the root is unclear. Perhaps it is surn., originating from the old double-stemmed pers.n., the first root of which is sir- (see Si̇̀rgedas) - see Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 194. Cf. still bend Sira, Sirza (SSNO V 77), Siro, Siroń ¹, Sirowic(z) ², Sira ‖ Żyra, Siro ‖ Żyro, which from Polish. Sirobad, Sirosław or similar. ³, bRuss. Cыpэвiч, Russian. Cыpoв ⁴.