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Where does “отва́живать” come from?

отва́живать (Russian) comes from Russian отва́дить, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

Ancestry of “отва́живать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотва́дить—
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—

Words derived from “отва́живать”

  • отваживаться
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