Where does “robotkryssare” come from?
robotkryssare (Swedish) comes from Swedish robot, from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
robotkryssare (Swedish): guided missile cruiser
Definitions
- guided missile cruiser
Ancestry of “robotkryssare”, step by step
robotkryssare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish robot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | robot | robot; missile |
| 2 | Czech | robot | robot in humanoid form |
| 3 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 4 | Old Czech | robota | servitude, enslavement |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |