Where does “Serbe” come from?

Serbe (French) comes from Serbo-Croatian Srb, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Serbe (French): Serbian person, of either gender

Definitions

  1. Serbian person, of either gender

Ancestry of “Serbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianSrb—
2Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-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 →
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