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Where does “třít” come from?

třít (Czech) comes from Old Czech třieti, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

třít (Czech): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “třít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechtřieti—
2Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “třít”

  • natřít
  • utřít
  • utěrka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →