Where does “*skirnjan” come from?

*skirnjan (Ligurian) comes from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “*skirnjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “*skirnjan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną