Where does “полоснуть” come from?

полоснуть (Russian) comes from Russian полоса́, from Proto-Slavic polsa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palśā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European polḱéh₂ — arable land.

полоснуть (Russian): to slash; to whip

Definitions

  1. to slash; to whip

Ancestry of “полоснуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполоса́stripe
2Proto-Slavicpolsastrip
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpalśā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpolḱéh₂arable land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European polḱéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palśā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic polsa →
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