Where does “صرب” come from?

صرب (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صرپ, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

صرب (Persian): Serb

Definitions

  1. Serb

Ancestry of “صرب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishصرپSerb, Serbian, a person from Serbia or of Serbian descent
2Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “صرب”

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