Where does “рубњак” come from?
рубњак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ру̑б, from Proto-Slavic rǫbъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫbati — to cut, chop.
Ancestry of “рубњак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ру̑б | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rǫbъ | |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rǫbati | to cut, chop |