Where does “пожрать” come from?

пожрать (Russian) comes from Russian по́-, from Russian -бира́ть.

пожрать (Russian): to devour; to eat, to grab

Definitions

  1. to devour; to eat, to grab

Ancestry of “пожрать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́-perfective aspect
2Russian-бира́ть—
Every word from Russian -бира́ть →Every word from Russian по́- →