Where does “Soroca” come from?

Soroca (English) comes from Romanian Soroca, from Ukrainian сорока, from Proto-Slavic s(v)orka.

Ancestry of “Soroca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianSoroca—
2Ukrainianсорокаmagpie; a very talkative man
3Proto-Slavics(v)orka—
Every word from Proto-Slavic s(v)orka →Every word from Ukrainian сорока →Every word from Romanian Soroca →
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