Where does “разность” come from?

разность (Russian) comes from Russian ра́зный, from Old Church Slavonic разьнъ, from Proto-Slavic orzьnъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

разность (Russian): difference; remainder, the result of substraction

Definitions

  1. difference; remainder, the result of substraction

Ancestry of “разность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianра́зныйdifferent, diverse, unlike
2Old Church Slavonicразьнъ—
3Proto-Slavicorzьnъvaried
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic orzьnъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic разьнъ →