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Where does “sirota” come from?

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

sirota (Proto-Slavic): orphan

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “sirota”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sirota”

  • сирота
  • sierota
  • sierotka
  • sirota
  • Sirota
  • Sierota
  • sirota
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