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Where does “дра́ти” come from?

дра́ти (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Ancestry of “дра́ти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
2Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “дра́ти”

  • разодрать
  • отодрать
  • содрать
  • выдрать
  • придраться
  • придирчивый
  • драный
  • драть
  • подрать
  • ободрать
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