Where does “отпираться” come from?

отпираться (Russian) comes from Russian отпира́ть, from Russian -пира́ть, from Russian -а́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

отпираться (Russian): to unlock, to become unlocked; to disavow, to...

Definitions

  1. to unlock, to become unlocked; to disavow, to...

Ancestry of “отпираться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотпира́тьto unlock
2Russian-пира́ть
3Russian-а́тьThe infinitive suffix for many verbs. Usually indicates an imperfective verb
4Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
5Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁tiEvery word from Russian -а́тьEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ěti
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