Where does “orpoi” come from?

orpoi (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Samic orpas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orpoi (Proto-Finnic): orphan

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “orpoi”, step by step

orpoi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samic orpas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicorpas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Proto-Uralic orpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicorpaorphan
2Proto-Indo-Iranianarbha-s—

Words derived from “orpoi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Samic orpas →