Where does “раболепие” come from?
раболепие (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian раб, from Church Slavonic рабъ, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
раболепие (Bulgarian): servility, subservience, obsequiousness aptitude to serve to a higher authority
Definitions
- servility, subservience, obsequiousness aptitude to serve to a higher authority
Ancestry of “раболепие”, step by step
раболепие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian раб
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | раб | servant; slave, bondsman; person |
| 2 | Church Slavonic | рабъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Bulgarian ле́пие
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | ле́пие | — |