Where does “раскланиваться” come from?
раскланиваться (Russian) comes from Russian раскла́няться, from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
раскланиваться (Russian): to bow; to greet by bowing
Definitions
- to bow; to greet by bowing
Ancestry of “раскланиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | раскла́няться | to bow e.g. of a gentleman or performer |
| 2 | Russian | рас- | Alternative form of раз- |
| 3 | Russian | раз- | asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | роз- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |