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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *toriti (to tread, to make way). By surface analysis, тор (tor, beaten path) +‎ -и́ть (-ítʹ). Cognate with Ukrainian тори́ти (torýty); further, inherited from Proto-Slavic *torъ and cognate with Ukrainian тор (tor, rut) (gen. sg. то́ру (tóru)), Serbo-Croatian то̑р (wattle fence, paddock) (gen. sg. то̏ра), Sakam то̏р (track, fence) (gen. sg. то́ра), Slovene tòr (friction, rubbing) (tonal orthography) (gen. sg. tọ́ra (tonal orthography)), Moravian dialect tor (road), Polish tor (beaten track) (gen. sg. toru). Derived from Proto-Slavic *terti (to rub), whence тере́ть (terétʹ).

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Verb

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тори́ть (torítʹimpf (perfective протори́ть)

  1. (literary) to tread, to clear (a path or road) (by frequent walking or traveling)

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