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Where does “отвоёвывать” come from?

отвоёвывать (Russian) comes from Russian отвоева́ть, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

отвоёвывать (Russian): to win , to win over, to win back

Definitions

  1. to win , to win over, to win back

Ancestry of “отвоёвывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотвоева́ть—
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →