Where does “разукрашивать” come from?

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

разукрашивать (Russian): to adorn, to decorate; to beautify, to embellish;...

Definitions

  1. to adorn, to decorate; to beautify, to embellish;...

Ancestry of “разукрашивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразукра́ситьto adorn, to decorate
2Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
3Old East Slavicроз-—
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Russian раз- →Every word from Russian разукра́сить →