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Where does “сирый” come from?

сирый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сиръ, from Proto-Slavic sirъ, from Proto-Indo-European śeiros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro-.

сирый (Russian): orphaned, lonely, deserted

Definitions

  1. orphaned, lonely, deserted

Ancestry of “сирый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсиръ—
2Proto-Slavicsirъorphaned
3Proto-Indo-Europeanśeiros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱei-ro-—
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