Where does “roba” come from?

roba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian roba, from Vulgar Latin rauba, from Proto-Germanic raubaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

roba (Serbo-Croatian): merchandise, commodity

Definitions

  1. merchandise, commodity

Ancestry of “roba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrobathings, stuff; goods, property, belongings;...
2Vulgar Latinrauba—
3Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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