Where does “отползать” come from?

отползать (Russian) comes from Russian по́лзать, from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei.

отползать (Russian): to crawl away

Definitions

  1. to crawl away

Ancestry of “отползать”, step by step

отползать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian по́лзать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́лзатьto creep, to crawl
2Proto-Slavicpь̀lzatito creep, to crawl
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*pilźtei—

via Russian отползти́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотползти́to crawl away
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati →Every word from Russian по́лзать →