Where does “заруби́ть” come from?

заруби́ть (Russian) comes from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

заруби́ть (Russian): to kill with a sabre [axe, etc]

Definitions

  1. to kill with a sabre [axe, etc]

Ancestry of “заруби́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́-behind, beyond
2Proto-Slavicza-for

Words derived from “заруби́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →