Where does “распа́хивать” come from?
распа́хивать (Russian) comes from Russian распаха́ть, from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
Ancestry of “распа́хивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | распаха́ть | — |
| 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- |
Words derived from “распа́хивать”