Proto-Altaic: *p`ajo
Meaning: to rub off, wipe off, cut off
Russian meaning: стирать, вытирать, разламывать
Comments: One of the common Altaic "Verba des Schlagens", with a rather uncertain semantics. The basic meaning seems to be "rub off, peel off", whence "break, tear into small pieces" etc. MMong. xa'ut- may reflect the same derivative as PT *ajɨt-, PA *p`ajo-t`V.
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