Where does “отрекаться” come from?

отрекаться (Russian) comes from Russian отречься, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

отрекаться (Russian): to disown, to disavow, to renounce, to give up, to repudiate

Definitions

  1. to disown, to disavow, to renounce, to give up, to repudiate

Ancestry of “отрекаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотречьсяto disown, to disavow, to renounce, to give up,...
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ—
4Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →