Where does “размахну́ть” come from?

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

размахну́ть (Russian): to spread (one's hands)

Definitions

  1. to spread (one's hands)

Ancestry of “размахну́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “размахну́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Russian раз- →Every word from Old East Slavic роз- →