Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/serwos

Etymology
Apparently from, but the exact sense of the root *ser- from which *serwos derives is uncertain. Either: See for the various senses.
 * “to bind”, in the sense “one who is bound (in duty/labor)”, or originally denoting a physical binding;
 * “to guard”, thus perhaps originally meaning one whose job it is to protect. This seems to be the commonly favored sense;
 * “to plunder”, based on the assumption that the Latin sense of “slave” is original and those taken captive in war were converted to servants.

Noun

 * 1) guardian?

Derived terms

 * *serw-jō