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Where does “размотать” come from?

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

Ancestry of “размотать”, step by step

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

Words derived from “размотать”

  • разматывать
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