Where does “sirota” come from?

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

sirota (Serbo-Croatian): orphan; an unfortunate; inflection of sirot: ##...

Definitions

  1. orphan; an unfortunate; inflection of sirot: ##...

Ancestry of “sirota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsirotaorphan
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 →