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Where does “rvát” come from?

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

rvát (Czech): to tear, to rend; to yank, to jerk, to pull...

Definitions

  1. to tear, to rend; to yank, to jerk, to pull...

Ancestry of “rvát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъvàti—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rvát”

  • narvat
  • servat
  • narval
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