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
- pauper, poor man; poor, wretched man
Ancestry of “siromah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | sìrot | orphaned, poor |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sirъ | orphaned |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | śeiros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱei-ro- | — |