Where does “обшарпывать” come from?
обшарпывать (Russian) comes from Russian обша́рпать, from Russian ша́рпать, from Polish szarpać — to jerk, tug, yank.
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Ancestry of “обшарпывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | обша́рпать | — |
| 2 | Russian | ша́рпать | to abrade |
| 3 | Polish | szarpać | to jerk, tug, yank |