Where does “отжать” come from?

отжать (Russian) comes from Russian жать, from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

отжать (Russian): to squeeze dry

Definitions

  1. to squeeze dry

Ancestry of “отжать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжатьto press, to squeeze; to benchpress, to lift; to...
2Proto-Slavicžętito press, squeeze; to reap, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Proto-Slavic žęti