Where does “sorbi” come from?

sorbi (Finnish) comes from German Sorbe, from Lower Sorbian Serb, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sorbi (Finnish): Sorbian

Definitions

  1. Sorbian

Ancestry of “sorbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSorbeSorb
2Lower SorbianSerbSorb; Serb
3Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sorbi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →