Where does “serba” come from?

serba (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.

serba (Latvian): genitive singular form of serbs

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of serbs

Ancestry of “serba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianserbsa Serbian, a man from Serbia or of Serbian...
2Serbo-CroatianСр̀бинSerb
3Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →
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