Where does “yläsorbi” come from?

yläsorbi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sorbi, 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.

yläsorbi (Finnish): Upper Sorbian Slavic language

Definitions

  1. Upper Sorbian Slavic language

Ancestry of “yläsorbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsorbiSorbian
2GermanSorbeSorb
3Lower SorbianSerbSorb; Serb
4Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →