Where does “utorować” come from?

utorować (Polish) comes from Polish torować, from Polish tor, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

utorować (Polish): to clear the way

Definitions

  1. to clear the way

Ancestry of “utorować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtorowaćto clear the way
2Polishtortrack, course, path; rail track; lane
3Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
4Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torъ →