Where does “отделываться” come from?

отделываться (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.

отделываться (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 “отделываться”, 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 →