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Where does “тереть” come from?

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

тереть (Russian): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “тереть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “тереть”

  • натереть
  • растереть
  • потереть
  • обтереть
  • тереться
  • утереть
  • затереть
  • тёрка
  • протереть
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