Where does “размота́ть” come from?

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

размота́ть (Russian): to unwind, to unreel

Definitions

  1. to unwind, to unreel

Ancestry of “размота́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “размота́ть

Every word from Proto-Slavic orz-Every word from Russian раз-Every word from Old East Slavic роз-