Where does “сирота” come from?

сирота (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic sirota, from Proto-Slavic sirъ, from Proto-Indo-European śeiros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro-.

сирота (Old Church Slavonic): orphan

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “сирота”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsirotaorphan
2Proto-Slavicsirъorphaned
3Proto-Indo-Europeanśeiros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱei-ro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European śeiros →Every word from Proto-Slavic sirъ →