Where does “растерзание” come from?
растерзание (Russian) comes from Russian растерзать, from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
растерзание (Russian): torment; laceration; tearing to pieces
Definitions
- torment; laceration; tearing to pieces
Ancestry of “растерзание”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | растерзать | to tear to pieces |
| 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- |