Where does “shërbenj” come from?

shërbenj (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian śerbi̯ɔnit, from Esperanto Serbio, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “shërbenj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianśerbi̯ɔnit—
2EsperantoSerbio—
3Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
4Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
5Proto-Italicserwosguardian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →