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Where does “разжигать” come from?

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

разжигать (Russian): to light, to kindle; to inflame, to stir up; to...

Definitions

  1. to light, to kindle; to inflame, to stir up; to...

Ancestry of “разжигать”, step by step

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