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Where does “распустить” come from?

распустить (Russian) comes from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.

Ancestry of “распустить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрас-Alternative form of раз-
2Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
3Old East Slavicроз-—
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-

Words derived from “распустить”

  • распуститься
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