Where does “обтереть” come from?

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

обтереть (Russian): to wipe off, to dry off

Definitions

  1. to wipe off, to dry off

Ancestry of “обтереть”, step by step

обтереть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian тере́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтере́тьto rub
2Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Russian тере́ть →
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