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