Where does “сорочка” come from?

сорочка (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic сорочька, 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.

сорочка (Ukrainian): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “сорочка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсорочька—
2Proto-Slavicsorkamagpie; shirt
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśárˀkāˀmagpie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →