Where does “наврать” come from?
наврать (Russian) comes from Russian врать, from Proto-Slavic vьrati, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
наврать (Russian): to lie , to tell lies; to make mistakes; to...
Definitions
- to lie , to tell lies; to make mistakes; to...
Ancestry of “наврать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | врать | to lie; to make a mistake; to be inaccurate |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vьrati | to shout, to lie; to lament, to groan |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |