Where does “урвать” come from?

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

урвать (Russian): to grab, to snatch

Definitions

  1. to grab, to snatch

Ancestry of “урвать”, step by step

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

Words derived from “урвать”

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