Where does “робот-пылесос” come from?
робот-пылесос (Russian) comes from Russian ро́бот, from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
робот-пылесос (Russian): robovac
Definitions
- robovac
Ancestry of “робот-пылесос”, step by step
робот-пылесос traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ро́бот
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ро́бот | robot |
| 2 | Czech | robot | robot in humanoid form |
| 3 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 4 | Old Czech | robota | servitude, enslavement |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |