Where does “Șerbulea” come from?

Șerbulea (Romanian) comes from Romanian Șerbu, from Romanian șerb, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “Șerbulea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianȘerbu—
2Romanianșerbserf; slave
3Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
4Proto-Italicserwosguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →