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
Ancestry of “рвачки”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | р̀вати | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ръвати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rъvàti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |