Where does “отгадывать” come from?

отгадывать (Russian) comes from Russian отгада́ть, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

отгадывать (Russian): to guess, to solve a riddle

Definitions

  1. to guess, to solve a riddle

Ancestry of “отгадывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотгада́тьto guess, to solve a riddle
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian отгада́ть →