Where does “rabszolga” come from?

rabszolga (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szolga, from Proto-Slavic sluga, from Proto-Slavic sluti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléw-(e)-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

rabszolga (Hungarian): slave

Definitions

  1. slave

Ancestry of “rabszolga”, step by step

rabszolga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szolga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszolgaservant, manservant, attendant
2Proto-Slavicslugaservant
3Proto-Slavicslutito express in words, to utter; to have reputation...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléw-(e)-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Hungarian rab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrabcaptive; captive, prisoner
2Serbo-Croatianrȁb—
3Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “rabszolga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléw-(e)-ti →