Where does “порубить” come from?

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

порубить (Russian): to axe, to fell, to chop, to cut (with an axe)

Definitions

  1. to axe, to fell, to chop, to cut (with an axe)

Ancestry of “порубить”, step by step

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