Where does “обслужи́ть” come from?

обслужи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian служи́ть, from Old East Slavic служити, from Proto-Slavic *služìti — to serve.

обслужи́ть (Russian): to serve, to attend to, to wait on

Definitions

  1. to serve, to attend to, to wait on

Ancestry of “обслужи́ть”, step by step

обслужи́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian служи́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслужи́тьto serve
2Old East Slavicслужити—
3Proto-Slavic*služìtito serve

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обслужи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *služìti →Every word from Old East Slavic служити →Every word from Russian служи́ть →