Where does “отповедь” come from?
отповедь (Russian) comes from Polish odpowiedź, from Old Polish odpowiedź, from Old Polish odpowiedzieć, from Old Polish od-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.
отповедь (Russian): answer, reply
Definitions
- answer, reply
Ancestry of “отповедь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | odpowiedź | answer, response, reply |
| 2 | Old Polish | odpowiedź | answer, reply, response |
| 3 | Old Polish | odpowiedzieć | to answer; to reply; to respond |
| 4 | Old Polish | od- | indicates movement away; away |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | otъ- | — |