Masculine

sturnus

starling

sturnellus

ψαρόνι

estornèl

sığyrcık

reşêle

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈstʊr.nʊs]

From Proto-Indo-European *storo- (“starling”) or *(s)tern- (“starling”), same ultimate source as Old Prussian starnite (“gull”), English starling. Traditionally, perhaps spuriously, associated with Ancient Greek ψάρ (psár, “starling”), cognate with English sparrow through an etymon with similar sound.