Where does “вирвати” come from?

вирвати (Ukrainian) 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.

вирвати (Ukrainian): to pull out

Definitions

  1. to pull out

Ancestry of “вирвати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianр̀ватиto wrestle
2Old East Slavicръвати—
3Proto-Slavicrъvàtito tear
4Proto-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 Old East Slavic ръвати →