Where does “oral” come from?

oral (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian orao, from Proto-Slavic orьlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō — eagle.

oral (Serbo-Croatian): Obsolete spelling of orao

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of orao

Ancestry of “oral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianoraoeagle
2Proto-Slavicorьlъeagle
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*aréliseagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃érōeagle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis →Every word from Proto-Slavic orьlъ →