Where does “žorawa” come from?

žorawa (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic žeravь, from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂ōws, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

žorawa (Lower Sorbian): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “žorawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžeravьcrane bird of family
2Proto-Indo-Europeangerh₂ōwscrane
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂ōws →Every word from Proto-Slavic žeravь →