Where does “разменивать” come from?
разменивать (Russian) comes from Russian разменя́ть, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
разменивать (Russian): to change; to exchange; to live to certain age
Definitions
- to change; to exchange; to live to certain age
Ancestry of “разменивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | разменя́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | раз- | asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | роз- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |