Where does “סאָראָקע” come from?

סאָראָקע (Yiddish) comes from Romanian Soroca, from Ukrainian сорока, from Proto-Slavic s(v)orka.

סאָראָקע (Yiddish): magpie

Definitions

  1. magpie

Ancestry of “סאָראָקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianSoroca—
2Ukrainianсорокаmagpie; a very talkative man
3Proto-Slavics(v)orka—
Every word from Proto-Slavic s(v)orka →Every word from Ukrainian сорока →Every word from Romanian Soroca →