Where does “robit” come from?

robit (Czech) comes 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;...

robit (Czech): to do

Definitions

  1. to do

Ancestry of “robit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “robit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Slavic orbъ →