Where does “раскраска” come from?
раскраска (Russian) comes from Russian раскра́сить, from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
раскраска (Russian): coloring, coloration; coloring book
Definitions
- coloring, coloration; coloring book
Ancestry of “раскраска”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | раскра́сить | to paint, to colour/color |
| 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- |