Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьrbati

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- (to sip, gulp, suck). Akin to Latvian strēbt, surbt and Lithuanian srė̃bti, sur̃bti.

Verb

*sьrbati

  1. (intransitive) to slurp

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “серба́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress