Where does “отгуливать” come from?

отгуливать (Russian) comes from Russian отгуля́ть, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

отгуливать (Russian): to take compensatory leave [a compensatory holiday], to take (a certain number of) days off

Definitions

  1. to take compensatory leave [a compensatory holiday], to take (a certain number of) days off

Ancestry of “отгуливать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотгуля́тьto take time off
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian отгуля́ть →