Where does “searbhán” come from?

searbhán (Irish) comes from Irish searbh, from Old Irish serb, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

searbhán (Irish): bitters

Definitions

  1. bitters

Ancestry of “searbhán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsearbhbitter; sour, acid
2Old Irishserbbitter; bitter, hurtful, grievous, disagreeable;...
3Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
4Proto-Italicserwosguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
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 ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →