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

отместка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian месть

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

via Russian ме́сто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́стоplace, city; place, position
2Old East Slavicмѣсто—
3Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьzda →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьstiti →