Where does “siromah” come from?

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

siromah (Serbo-Croatian): pauper, poor man; poor, wretched man

Definitions

  1. pauper, poor man; poor, wretched man

Ancestry of “siromah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansìrotorphaned, poor
2Proto-Slavicsirъorphaned
3Proto-Indo-Europeanśeiros—
4Proto-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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