Where does “serbs” come from?

serbs (Latvian) comes 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.

serbs (Latvian): a Serbian, a man from Serbia or of Serbian...

Definitions

  1. a Serbian, a man from Serbia or of Serbian...

Ancestry of “serbs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianСр̀бинSerb
2Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “serbs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →