Where does “rvačka” come from?

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

rvačka (Czech): fight, brawl

Definitions

  1. fight, brawl

Ancestry of “rvačka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrvátto tear, to rend; to yank, to jerk, to pull...
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 Czech rvát →