Where does “roba” come from?
roba (Czech) comes from Czech orba, from Czech orat, from Old Czech orati, from Proto-Slavic oràti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
roba (Czech): woman; wife; genitive singular of rob
Definitions
- woman; wife; genitive singular of rob
Ancestry of “roba”, step by step
roba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech orba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | orba | ploughing |
| 2 | Czech | orat | to plough |
| 3 | Old Czech | orati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | oràti | to plough |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | árˀtei | to plow/plough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via German Robe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Robe | a long, formal dress worn only on special... |
| 2 | French | robe | dress, frock; fur, coat; wine's colour |
| 3 | Old French | robe | booty; spoils; piece of clothing |
| 4 | Frankish | rouba | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raub | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raubō | rift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | reup- | to break; to tear, peel |