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Where does “раздвинуться” come from?

раздвинуться (Russian) comes 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.

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

Definitions

  1. to expand; to make way; to part

Ancestry of “раздвинуться”, step by step

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