Where does “заробити” come from?

заробити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian роби́ти, from Old East Slavic робити, from Proto-Slavic orbiti, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

заробити (Ukrainian): to earn

Definitions

  1. to earn

Ancestry of “заробити”, step by step

заробити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian роби́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianроби́тиto do, to make
2Old East Slavicробити—
3Proto-Slavicorbitito do, to work
4Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Ukrainian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзаbeyond
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “заробити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Slavic orbъ →
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