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Where does “теряти” come from?

теряти (Old East Slavic) comes from Serbo-Croatian terati, from Proto-Slavic těrjati.

теряти (Old East Slavic): wreck, ruin

Definitions

  1. wreck, ruin

Ancestry of “теряти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianteratito force, make; to induce, cause; to drive, drive...
2Proto-Slavictěrjati—

Words derived from “теряти”

  • терять
Every word from Proto-Slavic těrjati →