Where does “жерав” come from?

жерав (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žeravь, from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂ōws, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

жерав (Serbo-Croatian): crane; a grey or dappled horse

Definitions

  1. crane; a grey or dappled horse

Ancestry of “жерав”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžeravьcrane bird of family
2Proto-Indo-Europeangerh₂ōwscrane
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂ōws →Every word from Proto-Slavic žeravь →
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