Where does “jerjeł” come from?

jerjeł (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic orьlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō — eagle.

jerjeł (Lower Sorbian): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “jerjeł”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicorьlъeagle
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*aréliseagle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃érōeagle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis →Every word from Proto-Slavic orьlъ →
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