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

  1. to tear; to tear apart; to tear out

Ancestry of “рвать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicръвати—
2Proto-Slavicrъvàtito tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “рвать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъvàti →Every word from Old East Slavic ръвати →