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
- to expand; to make way; to part
Ancestry of “раздвигаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | раздвига́ть | to move apart |
| 2 | Russian | раздви́нуть | to move apart |
| 3 | Russian | дви́нуть | to move, to set going |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dvignǫti | to lift, raise |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dvigati | to raise, lift, move up |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)vigъ | branching, buttress serving as lever |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)va | 2 |