Where does “отмыва́ть” come from?
отмыва́ть (Russian) comes from Russian отмы́ть, from Russian мыть, from Proto-Slavic myti, from Proto-Indo-European muH-.
Ancestry of “отмыва́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | отмы́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | мыть | to wash |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | myti | to wash |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | muH- | — |
Words derived from “отмыва́ть”