Where does “ratar” come from?
ratar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ortajь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arˀtāˀjas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
ratar (Serbo-Croatian): agriculturist, soil cultivator
Definitions
- agriculturist, soil cultivator
Ancestry of “ratar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ortajь | ploughman, farmer |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *arˀtāˀjas | ploughman |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |