Where does “Serbija” come from?
Serbija (Latvian) comes from Latvian serbs, from Serbo-Croatian Ср̀бин, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
Ancestry of “Serbija”, step by step
Serbija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian serbs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | serbs | a Serbian, a man from Serbia or of Serbian... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Ср̀бин | Serb |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sьrbъ | ally |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Lithuanian serbas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | serbas | a Serb male from Serbia |