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Where does “отговорить” come from?

отговорить (Russian) comes from Russian говори́ть, from Proto-Slavic govorìti, from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- — to call, cry.

Ancestry of “отговорить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianговори́тьto speak; speak
2Proto-Slavicgovorìti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangow(H)-to call, cry

Words derived from “отговорить”

  • отговаривать
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