Berasal dari bahasa Sanskerta"शीर्ण sīrṇa" 'rusak, sakit, layu, pudar'
Russell Jones, Loan-words in Indonesian and Malay, (Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, 2008)
Sir Monier Monier-Williams, M.A., K.C.I.E (1899) Sanskrit-English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: University Press
Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1929) A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary With Transliteration, Accentuation, and Etymological Analysis Throughout. London: Oxford University Press
“sirna” di Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, edisi VI (Daring), Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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