Where does “поорати” come from?

поорати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian орати, from Proto-Slavic oràti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

поорати (Serbo-Croatian): to plow up

Definitions

  1. to plow up

Ancestry of “поорати”, step by step

поорати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian орати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоратиto plow, till
2Proto-Slavicoràtito plough
3Proto-Balto-Slavicárˀteito plow/plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →