Where does “растаять” come from?

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

растаять (Russian): to melt, to thaw; to melt away, to wane, to...

Definitions

  1. to melt, to thaw; to melt away, to wane, to...

Ancestry of “растаять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрас-Alternative form of раз-
2Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
3Old East Slavicроз-—
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Russian раз- →Every word from Russian рас- →