Where does “orel” come from?

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

orel (Serbo-Croatian): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “orel”, step by step

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