Where does “sirotan” come from?

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

sirotan (Serbo-Croatian): orphan; the one who isn't capable of anything,...

Definitions

  1. orphan; the one who isn't capable of anything,...

Ancestry of “sirotan”, 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 →