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Where does “žeravь” come from?

žeravь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂ōws, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “žeravь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangerh₂ōwscrane
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “žeravь”

  • ždral
  • žerav
  • ждрал
  • жерав
  • жерав
  • жерав
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