Where does “размах” come from?

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

размах (Russian): swing; sweep; wingspread, wingspan

Definitions

  1. swing; sweep; wingspread, wingspan

Ancestry of “размах”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразмахну́тьto spread (one's hands)
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 размахну́ть →