Where does “соро́ка” come from?

соро́ка (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic s(v)orka.

соро́ка (Russian): Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) (Russians associate the magpie with unpleasant squawking, complaining, and especially thievery)

Definitions

  1. Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) (Russians associate the magpie with unpleasant squawking, complaining, and especially thievery)

Ancestry of “соро́ка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavics(v)orka
Every word from Proto-Slavic s(v)orka