Where does “soru” come from?

soru (Maltese) comes from Sicilian soru, from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

soru (Maltese): a nun, sister

Definitions

  1. a nun, sister

Ancestry of “soru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliansorusister
2Latinsororsister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;...
3Proto-Italicswezōrsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →