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Where does “разва́ливать” come from?

разва́ливать (Russian) comes from Russian развали́ть, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.

Ancestry of “разва́ливать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразвали́тьto pull down
2Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
3Old East Slavicроз-—
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-

Words derived from “разва́ливать”

  • разваливаться
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