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Where does “подрать” come from?

подрать (Russian) comes from Russian дра́ть, from Old East Slavic дра́ти, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Ancestry of “подрать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдра́ть—
2Old East Slavicдра́ти—
3Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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