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Where does “urghescu” come from?

urghescu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian orbu, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

urghescu (Aromanian): I go blind, become blind

Definitions

  1. I go blind, become blind

Ancestry of “urghescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianorbublind; ignorant; uncultivated, unrefined,...
2Latinorbusbereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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