Where does “sirôtka” come from?

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

sirôtka (Slovak): pansy

Definitions

  1. pansy

Ancestry of “sirôtka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaksirotaorphan
2Proto-Slavicsirotaorphan
3Proto-Slavicsirъorphaned
4Proto-Indo-Europeanśeiros—
5Proto-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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