Where does “orbo” come from?

orbo (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic orpoi, from Proto-Samic orpas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orbo (Karelian): orphan

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “orbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicorpoiorphan
2Proto-Samicorpas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Samic orpas →
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