Where does “ūrga” come from?
ūrga (Livonian) comes from English urka, from Russian у́рка, from Russian урвать, from Russian рвать, from Old East Slavic ръвати, from Proto-Slavic rъvàti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
ūrga (Livonian): (small) stream, creek, brook
Definitions
- (small) stream, creek, brook
Ancestry of “ūrga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | urka | A common criminal in Russia |
| 2 | Russian | у́рка | professional criminal, career criminal, thug,... |
| 3 | Russian | урвать | to grab, to snatch |
| 4 | Russian | рвать | to tear; to tear apart; to tear out |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | ръвати | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | rъvàti | to tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |