Where does “работа” come from?

работа (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

работа (Macedonian): work, labor; job, duty, task; thing, stuff

Definitions

  1. work, labor; job, duty, task; thing, stuff

Ancestry of “работа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicorbòtawork
2Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “работа”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Slavic orbъ →
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