Where does “тере́ть” come from?

тере́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

тере́ть (Russian): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “тере́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “тере́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →