Where does “разматывать” come from?

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

разматывать (Russian): to unwind, to unreel

Definitions

  1. to unwind, to unreel

Ancestry of “разматывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразмота́тьto unwind, to unreel
2Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
3Old East Slavicроз-—
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Russian раз- →Every word from Russian размота́ть →