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 someone), to tell lies (to someone)

Definitions

  1. to lie (to someone), to tell lies (to someone)

Ancestry of “наврать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвратьto lie; to make a mistake; to be inaccurate
2Proto-Slavicvьratito shout, to lie; to lament, to groan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrati →Every word from Russian врать →
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