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Where does “отложи́ть” come from?

отложи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian ложи́ть, from Old East Slavic ложити, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

отложи́ть (Russian): to set aside

Definitions

  1. to set aside

Ancestry of “отложи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianложи́ть—
2Old East Slavicложити—
3Proto-Slavicložitito lay
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “отложи́ть”

  • отложиться
  • отложительный
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