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Where does “разорить” come from?

разорить (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic разорити, from Proto-Slavic orzoriti, from Proto-Slavic oriti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic arei-, from Proto-Indo-European Horeye-, from Proto-Indo-European Her-.

Ancestry of “разорить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicразорити—
2Proto-Slavicorzoritito destroy
3Proto-Slavicoritito drag down?
4Proto-Balto-Slavicarei-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoreye-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHer-—

Words derived from “разорить”

  • разориться
  • разорять
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