pruć (Polish)
Where does "pruć" come from?
The Polish verb 'pruć' meaning 'to unstitch' or 'to rip' emerged as a replacement for the earlier Middle Polish form 'próć'. This transition involved a process of morphological reshaping where the word was adjusted to follow the pattern of similar verbs such as 'czuć'.
Full etymology tree
- pruć (Polish), 'to unstitch, to rip'
- inherited próć (Middle Polish)
- inherited próć (Old Polish)
- inherited *porti (Proto-Slavic), 'to unstitch'
- inherited próć (Old Polish)
- influence czuć (Polish), 'to feel, to sense (to perceive with one's senses)'
- inherited czuć (Old Polish), 'to stay awake, to stay up'
- inherited *čùti (Proto-Slavic)
- inherited *(s)kewh₁- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to perceive'
- inherited *čùti (Proto-Slavic)
- inherited czuć (Old Polish), 'to stay awake, to stay up'
- inherited próć (Middle Polish)
Descendants and derived words
- rozpruć (Polish)
- rozpruwać (Polish)
Updated August 2026
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