The word " caravanserai" is a combination of the Persian words " karvan" , which means a group of travellers or a caravan, and " saray" , a palace or enclosed building.

Caravanserais一词是波斯语karvan和seray的结合体，karvan的意思是一群旅行者或一支商队，seray的意思是宫殿或封闭式建筑。