Where does “Sirota” come from?

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

Sirota (Polish): an orphan

Definitions

  1. an orphan

Ancestry of “Sirota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishsirota—
2Proto-Slavicsirotaorphan
3Proto-Slavicsirъorphaned
4Proto-Indo-Europeanśeiros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱei-ro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European śeiros →Every word from Proto-Slavic sirъ →