Where does “растапливать” come from?
растапливать (Russian) comes from Russian растопи́ть, from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
растапливать (Russian): to light, to kindle; to melt, to thaw
Definitions
- to light, to kindle; to melt, to thaw
Ancestry of “растапливать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | растопи́ть | — |
| 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- |