Where does “у́рка” come from?

у́рка (Russian) comes from Russian урвать, from Russian рвать, from Old East Slavic ръвати, from Proto-Slavic rъvàti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

у́рка (Russian): professional criminal, career criminal, thug,...

Definitions

  1. professional criminal, career criminal, thug,...

Ancestry of “у́рка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianурватьto grab, to snatch
2Russianрватьto tear; to tear apart; to tear out
3Old East Slavicръвати—
4Proto-Slavicrъvàtito tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “у́рка”

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