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Where does “растопырить” come from?

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

Ancestry of “растопырить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрас-Alternative form of раз-
2Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
3Old East Slavicроз-—
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-

Words derived from “растопырить”

  • растопыривать
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