Where does “ръфам” come from?

ръфам (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic rъvàti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

ръфам (Bulgarian): to tear, to shred, to rupture

Definitions

  1. to tear, to shred, to rupture

Ancestry of “ръфам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъvàtito tear
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъvàti →