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