Where does “rvački” come from?

rvački (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian r̀vati, from Proto-Slavic rъvàti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

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

Definitions

  1. wrestling; as a wrestler

Ancestry of “rvački”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianr̀vatito wrestle
2Proto-Slavicrъvàtito tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъvàti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian r̀vati →
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