Where does “șerbi” come from?

șerbi (Romanian) comes from Latin servīre, 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.

șerbi (Romanian): to work or serve as a serf or slave

Definitions

  1. to work or serve as a serf or slave

Ancestry of “șerbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinservīre—
2Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
3Proto-Italicserwosguardian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “șerbi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →