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Where does “sьrbъ” come from?

sьrbъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sьrbъ (Proto-Slavic): ally

Definitions

  1. ally

Ancestry of “sьrbъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sьrbъ”

  • Serbian
  • Serb
  • Sorbian
  • Sorb
  • Serbdom
  • Serbism
  • Serbness
  • pan-Serb
  • pan-Serbism
  • Sorbe
  • serb
  • Serb
  • Srbi
  • Srb
  • सर्ब
  • serb
  • serbcə
  • Serb
  • serbski
  • Serb
  • dolnoserbski
  • Serb
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