Where does “работа” come from?
работа (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic робота, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Ancestry of “работа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | робота | labor, work |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
Words derived from “работа”