Where does “rube” come from?

rube (Czech) comes from Czech rub, from Proto-Slavic rǫbъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫbati — to cut, chop.

rube (Czech): vocative singular of rub; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of rub; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “rube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrubback; the other aspect of a situation
2Proto-Slavicrǫbъrim, edge
3Proto-Slavicrǫbatito cut, chop
Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫbatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic rǫbъEvery word from Czech rub