Where does “размашистый” come from?
размашистый (Russian) comes from Russian размахну́ть, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
размашистый (Russian): sprawling, wide, broad; sweeping, swinging
Definitions
- sprawling, wide, broad; sweeping, swinging
Ancestry of “размашистый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | размахну́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | раз- | asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | роз- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |