Where does “gavran” come from?

gavran (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Bulgarian гарван, from Proto-Slavic gavornъ, from Proto-Slavic vornъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic warnás — raven.

gavran (Serbo-Croatian): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “gavran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianгарванraven
2Proto-Slavicgavornъcorvid
3Proto-Slavicvornъraven
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwarnásraven
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic warnás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vornъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gavornъ →