Where does “sirotčinec” come from?

sirotčinec (Czech) comes from Czech sirotek, from Czech sirota, from Old Czech sirota, from Proto-Slavic sirota, from Proto-Slavic sirъ, from Proto-Indo-European śeiros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro-.

sirotčinec (Czech): orphanage

Definitions

  1. orphanage

Ancestry of “sirotčinec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsirotekorphan
2Czechsirotaorphanhood (state of being an orphan)
3Old Czechsirota—
4Proto-Slavicsirotaorphan
5Proto-Slavicsirъorphaned
6Proto-Indo-Europeanśeiros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱei-ro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European śeiros →Every word from Proto-Slavic sirъ →
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