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Where does “podrobit” come from?

podrobit (Czech) comes from Czech robit, from Romanian robi, from Romanian rob, from Old East Slavic робъ, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

podrobit (Czech): to conquer; to put through; to comply with, to...

Definitions

  1. to conquer; to put through; to comply with, to...

Ancestry of “podrobit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrobitto do
2Romanianrobito enslave, enthrall; to hold captive; to exploit
3Romanianrobslave
4Old East Slavicробъserf; slave
5Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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