Where does “отма́хивать” come from?

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

отма́хивать (Russian): to drive away, to wave away, to chase away

Definitions

  1. to drive away, to wave away, to chase away

Ancestry of “отма́хивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотмаха́тьto signal with a flag
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—

Words derived from “отма́хивать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian отмаха́ть →