Where does “потереть” come from?
потереть (Russian) comes from Russian тере́ть, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Ancestry of “потереть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | тере́ть | to rub |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “потереть”