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Where does “отмахивать” come from?

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

Ancestry of “отмахивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотмаха́ть—
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—

Words derived from “отмахивать”

  • отмахиваться
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →