Where does “осиротеть” come from?
осиротеть (Russian) comes from Russian сироте́ть, from Russian сирота́, from Proto-Slavic sirota, from Proto-Slavic sirъ, from Proto-Indo-European śeiros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro-.
осиротеть (Russian): to become an orphan; to be deserted
Definitions
- to become an orphan; to be deserted
Ancestry of “осиротеть”, step by step