Where does “șerbie” come from?

șerbie (Romanian) comes 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.

șerbie (Romanian): serfdom

Definitions

  1. serfdom

Ancestry of “șerbie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșerbserf; slave
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
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