Where does “растягиваться” come from?
растягиваться (Russian) comes from Russian растя́гивать, from Russian растяну́ть, from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
растягиваться (Russian): to stretch, to lengthen out; to be worn out; to...
Definitions
- to stretch, to lengthen out; to be worn out; to...
Ancestry of “растягиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | растя́гивать | to stretch (out) |
| 2 | Russian | растяну́ть | to stretch (out) |
| 3 | Russian | рас- | Alternative form of раз- |
| 4 | Russian | раз- | asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | роз- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |