Where does “голодранец” come from?

голодранец (Russian) comes from Russian дра́ть, from Old East Slavic дра́ти, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

голодранец (Russian): beggar, ragamuffin

Definitions

  1. beggar, ragamuffin

Ancestry of “голодранец”, step by step

голодранец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian дра́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдра́тьto tear, to tear up, to tear to pieces
2Old East Slavicдра́ти—
3Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Russian го́лый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́лыйbare, naked; naked; nude
2Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьràti →Every word from Old East Slavic дра́ти →