Where does “Serb” come from?

Serb comes from Serbo-Croatian Srbi, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European ser-, of unknown ultimate meaning.

Serb (English): A person of Serb descent; Of or pertaining to the...

Definitions

  1. A person of Serb descent; Of or pertaining to the...

Ancestry of “Serb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianSrbi—
2Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “Serb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →