Where does “сирот” come from?

сирот (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sirъ, from Proto-Indo-European śeiros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro-.

сирот (Serbo-Croatian): orphaned; poor; miserable, unfortunate

Definitions

  1. orphaned; poor; miserable, unfortunate

Ancestry of “сирот”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsirъorphaned
2Proto-Indo-Europeanśeiros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱei-ro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱei-ro- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European śeiros →Every word from Proto-Slavic sirъ →
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