Where does “робитися” come from?

робитися (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;...

робитися (Ukrainian): to transform become something else literally or figuratively

Definitions

  1. to transform become something else literally or figuratively

Ancestry of “робитися”, step by step

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