Where does “растрепать” come from?

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

растрепать (Russian): to disarrange; to tatter, to deface; to tear to...

Definitions

  1. to disarrange; to tatter, to deface; to tear to...

Ancestry of “растрепать”, 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- →