Where does “разжаловать” come from?

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

разжаловать (Russian): to demote

Definitions

  1. to demote

Ancestry of “разжаловать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
2Old East Slavicроз-—
3Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Russian раз- →Every word from Old East Slavic роз- →
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