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Where does “ostosrobotti” come from?

ostosrobotti (Finnish) comes from Finnish robotti, from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

ostosrobotti (Finnish): shopping bot, shopping agent

Definitions

  1. shopping bot, shopping agent

Ancestry of “ostosrobotti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrobottirobot
2Czechrobotrobot
3Czechrobotaserfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;...
4Old Czechrobota—
5Proto-Slavicorbòta—
6Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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