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Where does “разорять” come from?

разорять (Russian) comes from Russian разори́ть, 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 “разорять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразори́ть—
2Old East Slavicразорити—
3Proto-Slavicorzoritito destroy
4Proto-Slavicoritito drag down?
5Proto-Balto-Slavicarei-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoreye-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHer-—

Words derived from “разорять”

  • разоряться
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