Where does “во́рон” come from?

во́рон (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic воронъ, from Proto-Slavic vornъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic warnás — raven.

во́рон (Russian): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “во́рон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicворонъblack
2Proto-Slavicvornъraven
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwarnásraven
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic warnás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vornъ →Every word from Old East Slavic воронъ →