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Where does “ràbota” come from?

ràbota (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Ancestry of “ràbota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicorbòta—
2Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “ràbota”

  • rabotati
  • rabotnik
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