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Where does “разма́хивать” come from?

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

Ancestry of “разма́хивать”, step by step

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

Words derived from “разма́хивать”

  • размахиваться
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