Where does “теря́ть” come from?

теря́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic теряти, from Serbo-Croatian terati, from Proto-Slavic těrjati.

теря́ть (Russian): to lose, to waste

Definitions

  1. to lose, to waste

Ancestry of “теря́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтерятиwreck, ruin
2Serbo-Croatianteratito force, make; to induce, cause; to drive, drive...
3Proto-Slavictěrjati—

Words derived from “теря́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic těrjati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian terati →Every word from Old East Slavic теряти →