Where does “отделаться” come from?

отделаться (Russian) comes from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

отделаться (Russian): to get rid (of), to get away (from), to throw off, to shake off, to be through (with), to finish (with)

Definitions

  1. to get rid (of), to get away (from), to throw off, to shake off, to be through (with), to finish (with)

Ancestry of “отделаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
2Old East Slavicсѧ—
3Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →