Where does “orbecăi” come from?

orbecăi (Romanian) comes from Romanian orbeca, from Romanian orb, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orbecăi (Romanian): to grope/poke/fumble about, feel one's way about

Definitions

  1. to grope/poke/fumble about, feel one's way about

Ancestry of “orbecăi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianorbeca
2Romanianorbblind; blind man
3Latinorbusbereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “orbecăi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-