Where does “ворона” come from?

ворона (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic vorna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wárˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wornéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ворона (Ukrainian): crow

Definitions

  1. crow

Ancestry of “ворона”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvornacrow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwárˀnāˀcrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwornéh₂
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ворона

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wornéh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wárˀnāˀ