Where does “rąb” come from?

rąb (Polish) comes from Russian раб, from Church Slavonic рабъ, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

rąb (Polish): tree felling

Definitions

  1. tree felling

Ancestry of “rąb”, step by step

rąb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian раб

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрабslave, serf, bondslave; genitive/accusative...
2Church Slavonicрабъ—
3Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Proto-Slavic rǫbъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫbъrim, edge
2Proto-Slavicrǫbatito cut, chop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Slavic orbъ →