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.
Ancestry of “урвать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | рвать | to tear; to tear apart; to tear out |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ръвати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rъvàti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |