Where does “otstavnoi” come from?

otstavnoi (Ingrian) comes from Russian отставной, from Russian отставка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

otstavnoi (Ingrian): reserved

Definitions

  1. reserved

Ancestry of “otstavnoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотставнойretired
2Russianотставкаresignation, retirement
3Russian-каnow, just
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →