Where does “развора́чивать” come from?
развора́чивать (Russian) comes from Russian развороти́ть, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
развора́чивать (Russian): to unroll, to unwind, to unfold, to unwrap
Definitions
- to unroll, to unwind, to unfold, to unwrap
Ancestry of “развора́чивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | развороти́ть | to wreak havoc (of), to play havoc (among, with), to turn upside down |
| 2 | Russian | раз- | asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | роз- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |