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Where does “сервак” come from?

сервак (Russian) comes from Russian се́рвер, from English server, from English serve, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

сервак (Russian): server

Definitions

  1. server

Ancestry of “сервак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́рвер—
2EnglishserverA program that provides services to other...
3EnglishserveAn act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play...
4Frenchservirto serve; to be used for; to be useful for...
5GermanservierenTo serve ; to wait
6Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
7Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
8Latinserviō—
9Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
10Proto-Italicserwosguardian
11Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
12Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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