Where does “roba” come from?

roba (Polish) comes from Old Polish roba, from Czech orba, from Czech orat, from Old Czech orati, from Proto-Slavic oràti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- — earth.

roba (Polish): adult woman

Definitions

  1. adult woman

Ancestry of “roba”, step by step

roba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish roba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishroba—
2Czechorbaploughing
3Czechoratto plough
4Old Czechorati—
5Proto-Slavicoràtito plough
6Proto-Balto-Slavicárˀteito plow/plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via French robe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrobedress, frock; fur, coat; wine's colour
2Old Frenchrobebooty; spoils; piece of clothing
3Frankishrouba—
4Proto-West Germanicraubrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
5Proto-Germanicraubōrift
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel
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