Where does “отпивать” come from?

отпивать (Russian) comes from Russian отпи́ть, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

отпивать (Russian): to take a sip

Definitions

  1. to take a sip

Ancestry of “отпивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотпи́тьto take a sip (of)
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian отпи́ть →