sarɣan 1 (OUygh.)

1 a plant which grows in damp places 1 a plant growing in saline grounds

Tungus-Manchu: *sara-ča
Japanese: *sátúkí
Comments: EDT 849, VEWT 403. Cf. also *siaŕ 'reed' (in Oghuz languages, see under *siaŕ 'marsh' - perhaps a contamination), as well as some forms dealt with under *sarɨmsak (v. sub *sera).
Russian meaning: 1 растение, живущее во влажных местах 2 растение, живущее на солончаках
Old Turkic: sarɣan 1 (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: sarɣan, sarɣan qamɨš 2 (MK)
Azerbaidzhan: saraGan 'скумпия (кустарник)'
Chuvash: ? surъx sǝlli 'овсяника овечья' (? Дмитриева 1988, 42; lit. 'sheep oats')