Where does “душераздирающий” come from?

душераздирающий (Russian) comes from Russian душа́, from Old East Slavic доуша, from Proto-Slavic duša, from Proto-Slavic *duxja.

душераздирающий (Russian): heartbreaking, heartrending

Definitions

  1. heartbreaking, heartrending

Ancestry of “душераздирающий”, step by step

душераздирающий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian душа́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдуша́breath, spirit
2Old East Slavicдоушаsoul
3Proto-Slavicdušasoul; spirit
4Proto-Slavic*duxja—

via Russian раздира́ющий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраздира́ющий—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *duxja →Every word from Proto-Slavic duša →Every word from Old East Slavic доуша →