Where does “отрабатывать” come from?

отрабатывать (Russian) comes from Russian отрабо́тать, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

отрабатывать (Russian): to work off; to work; to improve, to polish up

Definitions

  1. to work off; to work; to improve, to polish up

Ancestry of “отрабатывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотрабо́татьto work off usually a debt
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—

Words derived from “отрабатывать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian отрабо́тать →