Where does “sârbo-croat” come from?

sârbo-croat (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.

sârbo-croat (Romanian): Serbo-Croatian

Definitions

  1. Serbo-Croatian

Ancestry of “sârbo-croat”, step by step

sârbo-croat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian sârb

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

via Romanian croat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomaniancroatCroat, Croatian; Croatian
2FrenchcroateCroatian; from, or pertaining to Croatia or its...
3LatinCroataCroat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →
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