Where does “потере́ть” come from?

потере́ть (Russian) comes from Russian тере́ть, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

потере́ть (Russian): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “потере́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтере́тьto rub
2Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “потере́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Russian тере́ть →