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Where does “soru” come from?

soru (Sicilian) comes from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

soru (Sicilian): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “soru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsororsister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;...
2Proto-Italicswezōrsister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “soru”

  • soru
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →