Where does “ortь” come from?

ortь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic oràti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ortь (Proto-Slavic): war, battle

Definitions

  1. war, battle

Ancestry of “ortь”, step by step

ortь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic oràti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicoràtito plough
2Proto-Balto-Slavicárˀteito plow/plough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

Words derived from “ortь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →