Where does “отговаривать” come from?
отговаривать (Russian) comes from Russian отговори́ть, from Russian говори́ть, from Proto-Slavic govorìti, from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- — to call, cry.
отговаривать (Russian): to dissuade , to put someone off, to talk/reason
Definitions
- to dissuade , to put someone off, to talk/reason
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