Where does “растаптывать” come from?
растаптывать (Russian) comes from Russian растопта́ть, from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
растаптывать (Russian): to trample, to stamp (on), to crush
Definitions
- to trample, to stamp (on), to crush
Ancestry of “растаптывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | растопта́ть | to trample, to stamp (on), to crush |
| 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- |