Where does “отметиться” come from?

отметиться (Russian) comes from Russian отме́тить, from Russian ме́тить, from Proto-Slavic mĕtiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀdīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European med-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

отметиться (Russian): to check in, to sign in, to sign up, to register e.g. one's arrival or departure

Definitions

  1. to check in, to sign in, to sign up, to register e.g. one's arrival or departure

Ancestry of “отметиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотме́титьto mark, to note
2Russianме́титьto mark, to aim; to mark, to label
3Proto-Slavicmĕtitito measure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀdīˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-éye-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀdīˀtei →