Where does “ворон” come from?
ворон (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic воронъ, from Proto-Slavic vornъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic warnás — raven.
Ancestry of “ворон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | воронъ | black |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vornъ | raven |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | warnás | raven |