Where does “șerb” come from?

șerb (Romanian) comes 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.

șerb (Romanian): serf; slave

Definitions

  1. serf; slave

Ancestry of “șerb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
2Proto-Italicserwosguardian
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “șerb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →