Etymology Explorer › Old Polish

Where does “sirota” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sirota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsirotaorphan
2Proto-Slavicsirъorphaned
3Proto-Indo-Europeanśeiros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱei-ro-—

Words derived from “sirota”

  • sierotka
  • Sierota
  • sierota
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