Where does “rub” come from?

rub (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫbъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫbati — to cut, chop.

rub (Czech): back; the other aspect of a situation

Definitions

  1. back; the other aspect of a situation

Ancestry of “rub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫbъrim, edge
2Proto-Slavicrǫbatito cut, chop

Words derived from “rub

Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫbatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic rǫbъ
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