Where does “serbus” come from?
serbus (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German servus, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
serbus (Serbo-Croatian): hello; good bye
Ancestry of “serbus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | servus | hello, hi; goodbye, bye, farewell; cheers |
| 2 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |