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Where does “рвачки” come from?

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

рвачки (Serbo-Croatian): wrestling; as a wrestler

Definitions

  1. wrestling; as a wrestler

Ancestry of “рвачки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianр̀вати—
2Old East Slavicръвати—
3Proto-Slavicrъvàti—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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