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Where does “расправля́ть” come from?

расправля́ть (Russian) comes from Russian распра́вить, 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 — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Ancestry of “расправля́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраспра́вить—
2Russianпра́витьto govern
3Old East Slavicправити—
4Old East Slavic-тель—
5Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
6Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
8Proto-Finnicwiša—
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “расправля́ть”

  • расправляться
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