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Where does “dьrgati” come from?

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

dьrgati (Proto-Slavic): to comb, to pluck; to pull, to tug, to jerk

Definitions

  1. to comb, to pluck; to pull, to tug, to jerk

Ancestry of “dьrgati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdirˀg-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥Hgʰ—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck

Words derived from “dьrgati”

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