Where does “рвать” come from?
рвать (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ръвати, from Proto-Slavic rъvàti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
рвать (Russian): to tear; to tear apart; to tear out
Definitions
- to tear; to tear apart; to tear out
Ancestry of “рвать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | ръвати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rъvàti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “рвать”