Where does “позарез” come from?

позарез (Russian) comes from Russian ПО, from Old East Slavic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

позарез (Russian): urgently, badly, desperately

Definitions

  1. urgently, badly, desperately

Ancestry of “позарез”, step by step

позарез traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ПО

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПОsoftware
2Old East Slavicпоon, along, by
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Russian заре́з

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаре́з
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂póEvery word from Proto-Slavic po