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Where does “рисати” come from?

рисати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Middle High German rīzen, from Old High German rīzan, from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.

рисати (Serbo-Croatian): to draw

Definitions

  1. to draw

Ancestry of “рисати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrīzen—
2Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
3Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
4Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Words derived from “рисати”

  • нарисати
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