Where does “орел” come from?

орел (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic орьлъ, from Proto-Slavic orьlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō — eagle.

орел (Bulgarian): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “орел”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicорьлъeagle
2Proto-Slavicorьlъeagle
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*aréliseagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃érōeagle

Words derived from “орел”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis →Every word from Proto-Slavic orьlъ →