Where does “זשוראַוו” come from?

זשוראַוו (Yiddish) comes from Polish Żuraw, from Polish żuraw, from Proto-Slavic žeravъ, from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂ōws, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

זשוראַוו (Yiddish): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “זשוראַוו”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻurawcrane
2Polishżurawcrane
3Proto-Slavicžeravъburning, scorching; crane
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerh₂ōwscrane
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂ōws →Every word from Proto-Slavic žeravъ →