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Where does “sŕbski” come from?

sŕbski (Slovene) comes from Slovene Sŕb, from Serbo-Croatian Sȑbin, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “sŕbski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SloveneSŕb—
2Serbo-CroatianSȑbinSerb
3Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sŕbski”

  • srbščina
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →