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Where does “раздвигаться” come from?

раздвигаться (Russian) comes from Russian раздвига́ть, from Russian раздви́нуть, from Russian дви́нуть, from Proto-Slavic dvignǫti, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.

раздвигаться (Russian): to expand; to make way; to part

Definitions

  1. to expand; to make way; to part

Ancestry of “раздвигаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраздвига́ть—
2Russianраздви́нуть—
3Russianдви́нуть—
4Proto-Slavicdvignǫtito lift, raise
5Proto-Slavicdvigatito raise, lift, move up
6Proto-Slavicd(ъ)vigъbranching, buttress serving as lever
7Proto-Slavicd(ъ)va2
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