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Where does “Shor” come from?

Shor (English) comes from Middle English schar, from Old English scēar, from Old English scær, from Proto-Germanic skaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Shor (English): A Turkic ethnic group living in Mountain Shoria,...

Definitions

  1. A Turkic ethnic group living in Mountain Shoria,...

Ancestry of “Shor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishschar—
2Old Englishscēar—
3Old Englishscærploughshare
4Proto-Germanicskarazploughshare
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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