Where does “ірваць” come from?

ірваць (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic ръвати, from Proto-Slavic rъvàti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

ірваць (Belarusian): to tear (rend)

Definitions

  1. to tear (rend)

Ancestry of “ірваць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicръвати—
2Proto-Slavicrъvàtito tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъvàti →Every word from Old East Slavic ръвати →
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