Where does “затереть” come from?

затереть (Russian) comes from Russian тере́ть, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

затереть (Russian): to erase, to wipe off; to paint over, to...

Definitions

  1. to erase, to wipe off; to paint over, to...

Ancestry of “затереть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтере́тьto rub
2Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Russian тере́ть →