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Where does “сироте́ть” come from?

сироте́ть (Russian) comes from Russian сирота́, from Proto-Slavic sirota, from Proto-Slavic sirъ, from Proto-Indo-European śeiros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro-.

Ancestry of “сироте́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсирота́—
2Proto-Slavicsirotaorphan
3Proto-Slavicsirъorphaned
4Proto-Indo-Europeanśeiros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱei-ro-—

Words derived from “сироте́ть”

  • осиротеть
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