Where does “отпереться” come from?
отпереться (Russian) comes from Russian отпере́ть, from Russian пере́ть, from Proto-Slavic perti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
отпереться (Russian): to unlock, to become unlocked; passive of...
Definitions
- to unlock, to become unlocked; passive of...
Ancestry of “отпереться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | отпере́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | пере́ть | to move, to travel; to carry, move, trudge; push... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | perti | to push, to press; to oppose |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | per- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |