Where does “орел” come from?

орел (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic орьлъ, from Proto-Slavic orьlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō — eagle.

орел (Ukrainian): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “орел”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicорьлъ—
2Proto-Slavicorьlъeagle
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*aréliseagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃érōeagle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis →Every word from Proto-Slavic orьlъ →