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Where does “распра́вить” come from?

распра́вить (Russian) comes from Russian пра́вить, from Old East Slavic правити, from Old East Slavic -тель, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Ancestry of “распра́вить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпра́витьto govern
2Old East Slavicправити—
3Old East Slavic-тель—
4Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
5Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “распра́вить”

  • расправлять
  • расправиться
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