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Where does “прорубь” come from?

прорубь (Russian) comes from Russian проруби́ть, from Russian про́-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прорубь (Russian): ice-hole, hole in the ice

Definitions

  1. ice-hole, hole in the ice

Ancestry of “прорубь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпроруби́тьto cut through
2Russianпро́-—
3Proto-Slavicpro-—
4Proto-Slavic*pro—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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