Where does “scârbă” come from?

scârbă (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic скръбь, from Proto-Slavic skъrbь — grief, sorrow.

scârbă (Romanian): disgust, repugnance, aversion, nausea; epithet...

Definitions

  1. disgust, repugnance, aversion, nausea; epithet...

Ancestry of “scârbă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicскръбьgrief, sorrow
2Proto-Slavicskъrbьgrief, sorrow

Words derived from “scârbă”

Every word from Proto-Slavic skъrbь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic скръбь →