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
Ancestry of “urghescu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aromanian | orbu | blind; ignorant; uncultivated, unrefined,... |
| 2 | Latin | orbus | bereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |