Where does “straka” come from?

straka (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic sorka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śárˀkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

straka (Slovak): magpie

Definitions

  1. magpie

Ancestry of “straka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsorkamagpie; shirt
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśárˀkāˀmagpie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →