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Where does “теребити” come from?

теребити (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic terbiti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Ancestry of “теребити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicterbiti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “теребити”

  • теребить
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