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Where does “laborare” come from?

laborare (Latin) comes from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás.

Ancestry of “laborare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlābor—
2Old Latinlabos—
3Romanianlabăpalm; paw
4Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
5Proto-Uralicluwebone
6Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →