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Where does “расправляться” come from?

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

расправляться (Russian): to beat violently, to punish; to get rid of by...

Definitions

  1. to beat violently, to punish; to get rid of by...

Ancestry of “расправляться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрасправля́ть—
2Russianраспра́вить—
3Russianпра́витьto govern
4Old East Slavicправити—
5Old East Slavic-тель—
6Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
7Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
9Proto-Finnicwiša—
10Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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