Where does “отломать” come from?

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

отломать (Russian): to break off (to separate a piece from a whole by breaking)

Definitions

  1. to break off (to separate a piece from a whole by breaking)

Ancestry of “отломать”, step by step

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