Where does “отковать” come from?

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

отковать (Russian): to forge (to shape metal)

Definitions

  1. to forge (to shape metal)

Ancestry of “отковать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianот-away from
2Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →