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

  1. fortune-teller, soothsayer

Ancestry of “arboi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsarboidato tell fortunes
2Proto-Finnicarpoidakto draw lots
3Proto-Finnicarpalot; fate
4Proto-Germanicarbazworking-animal, ox; worker
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-Germanic arbaz →