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Where does “*śirˀšṓ” come from?

*śirˀšṓ (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “*śirˀšṓ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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