Where does “grabataire” come from?

grabataire (French) comes from French grabat, from Serbo-Croatian Grabac, from Serbo-Croatian -ač, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

grabataire (French): bedridden

Definitions

  1. bedridden

Ancestry of “grabataire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrabatdirty bed; pallet
2Serbo-CroatianGrabac
3Serbo-Croatian-ačSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱosEvery word from Serbo-Croatian -ačEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь
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