Where does “потратить” come from?

потратить (Russian) comes from Russian тра́тить, from Proto-Slavic tratiti — perhaps originally to shatter, to wreck, to crumble.

потратить (Russian): to spend, to expend

Definitions

  1. to spend, to expend

Ancestry of “потратить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтра́титьto spend, to expend
2Proto-Slavictratitiperhaps originally to shatter, to wreck, to crumble
Every word from Proto-Slavic tratiti →Every word from Russian тра́тить →