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Where does “взрывчатый” come from?

взрывчатый (Russian) comes from Russian взры́в, from Russian взрыва́ть, from Russian -рыва́ть, from Russian -а́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Ancestry of “взрывчатый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвзры́в—
2Russianвзрыва́ть—
3Russian-рыва́тьto tear
4Russian-а́ть—
5Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
6Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
7Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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