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Where does “сатрти” come from?

сатрти (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian трти, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

сатрти (Serbo-Croatian): to crush; to destroy; to wear out

Definitions

  1. to crush; to destroy; to wear out

Ancestry of “сатрти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтртиto rub; to cause friction; to scour, scrub
2Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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