Where does “щирица” come from?

щирица (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian щир, from Greek στείρος, from Ancient Greek στεῖρος, from Proto-Hellenic steřřos, from Proto-Indo-European ster-yos, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

щирица (Bulgarian): barren woman a woman that does not succeed in getting children

Definitions

  1. barren woman a woman that does not succeed in getting children

Ancestry of “щирица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianщирamaranth (Amaranthus gen. et spp.)
2Greekστείροςinfertile, sterile, barren unable to procreate
3Ancient Greekστεῖροςbarren, infertile
4Proto-Hellenicsteřřos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-yos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-yosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic steřřos