Where does “rub” come from?

rub (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫbъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫbati — to cut, chop.

Ancestry of “rub”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Slavic	rǫbъ
2	Proto-Slavic	rǫbati	to cut, chop

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