Where does “курочка” come from?

курочка (Russian) comes from Russian ку́ра, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος, from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, from Elamite ???? — shepherd, bestowed care, protector.

курочка (Russian): (small) hen

Definitions

  1. (small) hen

Ancestry of “курочка”, step by step

курочка traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ку́ра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianку́раhen
2Ancient GreekΚῦροςCyrus
3Old Persian𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁—
4Elamite????shepherd, bestowed care, protector

via Proto-Slavic kura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickurahen
2Proto-Slavic-aid
3Proto-Indo-European-ōd—

via Ukrainian ку́рка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianку́ркаchicken
Every word from Elamite ???? →Every word from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Ancient Greek Κῦρος →