Where does “rabotnik” come from?

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

rabotnik (Serbo-Croatian): servant, worker, laborer

Definitions

  1. servant, worker, laborer

Ancestry of “rabotnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianràbotawork, labor, deed, doing
2Proto-Slavicorbòtawork
3Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Slavic orbъ →