Where does “р̀вати” come from?

р̀вати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old East Slavic ръвати, from Proto-Slavic rъvàti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

р̀вати (Serbo-Croatian): to wrestle

Definitions

  1. to wrestle

Ancestry of “р̀вати”, step by step

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

Words derived from “р̀вати”

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