Where does “работорговля” come from?
работорговля (Russian) comes from Russian раб, from Church Slavonic рабъ, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
работорговля (Russian): slave trade
Definitions
- slave trade
Ancestry of “работорговля”, step by step
работорговля traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian раб
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | раб | slave, serf, bondslave; genitive/accusative... |
| 2 | Church Slavonic | рабъ | — |
| 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;... |
via Russian торго́вля
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | торго́вля | trade, commerce, sale, business |
| 2 | Russian | торгова́ть | to trade, to deal in |