Where does “Sırpça” come from?
Sırpça (Turkish) comes from Turkish Sırp, from Ottoman Turkish صرپ, 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 “Sırpça”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Sırp | Serbian |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | صرپ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sьrbъ | ally |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |