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According to Derksen it could be, along with Lithuanianraũpti(“to dig”), an extension of the base of ráuti(“to pull out (roots)”), which is related to Proto-Slavic*ryti(“to dig”).
Alternatively, according to Vasmer, could be related to ру́шить(rúšitʹ, “to raze, tear down”).
Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “raũsti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 708
Derksen, Rick (2015) “raupti; rausti; rauti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 378
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ру́шить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
