Where does “orati” come from?
orati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic oràti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
orati (Serbo-Croatian): to plow, till
Ancestry of “orati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | oràti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | árˀtei | to plow/plough |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
Words derived from “orati”