Where does “serba” come from?

serba (Italian) comes from Italian serbare, from Latin servō, 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.

serba (Italian): feminine singular of serbo; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of serbo; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “serba”, step by step

serba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian serbare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianserbareto keep or maintain; to preserve or reserve
2Latinservōto maintain, keep
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

via Italian serbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianserboSerbian, Serb; Serb; the Serbian language
2ItalianSerbia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →