Where does “sorva” come from?
sorva (Portuguese) comes from Latin sorbum, from Latin sorbus, from Indo-European *ser-.
sorva (Portuguese): rowan; cow tree
Ancestry of “sorva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sorbum | sorb, fruit of the service tree |
| 2 | Latin | sorbus | sorb; service tree; "Sorbus domestica" |
| 3 | Indo-European | *ser- | — |