Where does “размы́ть” come from?

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

размы́ть (Russian): to erode, to wash away, to destroy with a stream of water

Definitions

  1. to erode, to wash away, to destroy with a stream of water

Ancestry of “размы́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “размы́ть

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