Where does “разме́н” come from?
разме́н (Russian) comes from Russian разменя́ть, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
разме́н (Russian): exchanging, changing, breaking of money or other valuable items for smaller units
Definitions
- exchanging, changing, breaking of money or other valuable items for smaller units
Ancestry of “разме́н”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | разменя́ть | to change, to break (money for lesser units) |
| 2 | Russian | раз- | asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | роз- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |