Where does “орать” come from?

орать (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic орати, from Proto-Slavic oràti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

орать (Russian): to yell, to bawl, to scream; to shout; to laugh

Definitions

  1. to yell, to bawl, to scream; to shout; to laugh

Ancestry of “орать”, step by step

орать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic орати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicорати
2Proto-Slavicoràtito plough
3Proto-Balto-Slavicárˀteito plow/plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Proto-Indo-European h₂res-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂res-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti
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