From Proto-Slavic *orbyni; equivalent to роб (rob, “slave”) + -иня (-inja).
роби́ня • (robínja) f (masculine роб)
- female equivalent of роб (rob): female slave
- “робиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “робиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010