Where does “работоспосо́бный” come from?
работоспосо́бный (Russian) comes from Russian рабо́та, 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;...
работоспосо́бный (Russian): able-bodied, able to work
Definitions
- able-bodied, able to work
Ancestry of “работоспосо́бный”, step by step
работоспосо́бный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian рабо́та
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | рабо́та | work |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | робота | labor, work |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Russian спосо́бный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | спосо́бный | capable, able |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *sъposobьnъ | capable |