Where does “Cocoranu” come from?

Cocoranu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Cocora, from Romanian Cocoru, from Romanian cocor, from Proto-Slavic kokorь.

Ancestry of “Cocoranu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCocora—
2RomanianCocoru—
3Romaniancocorcrane
4Proto-Slavickokorь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic kokorь →Every word from Romanian cocor →Every word from Romanian Cocoru →