Where does “дра́ть” come from?

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

дра́ть (Russian): to tear, to tear up, to tear to pieces

Definitions

  1. to tear, to tear up, to tear to pieces

Ancestry of “дра́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “дра́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьràti →Every word from Old East Slavic дра́ти →
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