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Where does “врачь” come from?

врачь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic vьračь, from Proto-Slavic vьrati, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

Ancestry of “врачь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьračь—
2Proto-Slavicvьratito shout, to lie; to lament, to groan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
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