Where does “arboi” come from?
arboi (Veps) comes from Veps arboida, from Proto-Finnic arpoidak, from Proto-Finnic arpa, from Proto-Germanic arbaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arboi (Veps): fortune-teller, soothsayer
Definitions
- fortune-teller, soothsayer
Ancestry of “arboi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Veps | arboida | to tell fortunes |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | arpoidak | to draw lots |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | arpa | lot; fate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arbaz | working-animal, ox; worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |