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Where does “zbor” come from?

zbor (Romanian) comes from Church Slavonic съборъ, from Proto-Slavic sъborъ, from Proto-Slavic borъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic barús, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

zbor (Romanian): flight; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. flight; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “zbor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicсъборъ—
2Proto-Slavicsъborъmeeting, gathering, assembly
3Proto-Slavicborъpine tree; set, assembly; loot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbarús—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...
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