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Where does “robiť” come from?

robiť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic orbiti, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

robiť (Slovak): to make; to do; to work

Definitions

  1. to make; to do; to work

Ancestry of “robiť”, step by step

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