Where does “roble” come from?

roble (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian robel, from Proto-Slavic vorbьľь, from Proto-Slavic vorbь — sparrow.

roble (Lower Sorbian): baby sparrow; sparrowling

Definitions

  1. baby sparrow; sparrowling

Ancestry of “roble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianrobel—
2Proto-SlavicvorbьľьAlternative form of *vorbь; sparrow
3Proto-Slavicvorbьsparrow
Every word from Proto-Slavic vorbь →Every word from Proto-Slavic vorbьľь →Every word from Lower Sorbian robel →