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

  1. exchanging, changing, breaking of money or other valuable items for smaller units

Ancestry of “разме́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразменя́тьto change, to break (money for lesser units)
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 разменя́ть →