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Where does “отместка” come from?

отместка (Russian) comes from Russian месть, from Old East Slavic мьсть, from Proto-Slavic mьstiti, from Proto-Slavic mьzda, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ-.

отместка (Russian): revenge; repositioning

Definitions

  1. revenge; repositioning

Ancestry of “отместка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianместьrevenge, vengeance; vendetta
2Old East Slavicмьсть—
3Proto-Slavicmьstitito avenge, to take vengeance upon
4Proto-Slavicmьzdapayment, pay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—
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