Where does “rab” come from?

rab (Old Slovak) comes from Hungarian rab, from Serbo-Croatian rȁb, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

rab (Old Slovak): slave

Definitions

  1. slave

Ancestry of “rab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrabcaptive; captive, prisoner
2Serbo-Croatianrȁb—
3Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Slavic orbъ →