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Where does “robić” come from?

robić (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic orbiti, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

robić (Polish): to make; to do; to act, to work

Definitions

  1. to make; to do; to act, to work

Ancestry of “robić”, step by step

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

Words derived from “robić”

  • podrobić
  • podróbka
  • robi
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