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Where does “laborantka” come from?

laborantka (Lower Sorbian) comes from Czech laborant, 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.

laborantka (Lower Sorbian): female laboratory technician

Definitions

  1. female laboratory technician

Ancestry of “laborantka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlaborantlaboratory technician
2Latinlābor—
3Old Latinlabos—
4Romanianlabăpalm; paw
5Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
6Proto-Uralicluwebone
7Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →