Where does “выстричь” come from?

выстричь (Russian) comes from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

выстричь (Russian): to cut off (hair, fur, grass), to clip out, to shear

Definitions

  1. to cut off (hair, fur, grass), to clip out, to shear

Ancestry of “выстричь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
2Old East Slavicвꙑ-—
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Russian вы́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →