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Where does “раздувать” come from?

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

Ancestry of “раздувать”, step by step

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

Words derived from “раздувать”

  • раздуваться
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