Where does “жеравъ” come from?

жеравъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic žeravъ, from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂ōws, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

жеравъ (Old Church Slavonic): burning, scorching; crane

Definitions

  1. burning, scorching; crane

Ancestry of “жеравъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžeravъburning, scorching; crane
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 žeravъ →