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Where does “dirˀg-” come from?

dirˀg- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dr̥Hgʰ, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

Ancestry of “dirˀg-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥Hgʰ—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck

Words derived from “dirˀg-”

  • задёргать
  • задёргаться
  • дёргаться
  • дрога
  • подёргать
  • дёргать
  • dziergać
  • dьrgati
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