Where does “Sârbi” come from?

Sârbi (Romanian) comes from Romanian sârb, from Serbo-Croatian Srb, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “Sârbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansârba Serb; Serbian
2Serbo-CroatianSrb—
3Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “Sârbi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →