Where does “shërbim” come from?
shërbim (Albanian) comes from Albanian shërbej, 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.
shërbim (Albanian): service
Definitions
- service
Ancestry of “shërbim”, step by step
shërbim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian shërbej
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | shërbej | I serve |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | śerbi̯ɔnit | — |
| 3 | Esperanto | Serbio | — |
| 4 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 5 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |