Where does “отслуживать” come from?

отслуживать (Russian) comes from Russian отслужи́ть, from Russian служи́ть, from Old East Slavic служити, from Proto-Slavic *služìti — to serve.

отслуживать (Russian): to serve out; to finish serving; to serve one's...

Definitions

  1. to serve out; to finish serving; to serve one's...

Ancestry of “отслуживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотслужи́тьto serve out; to finish serving; to serve one's time (e.g. in the army)
2Russianслужи́тьto serve
3Old East Slavicслужити—
4Proto-Slavic*služìtito serve
Every word from Proto-Slavic *služìti →Every word from Old East Slavic служити →Every word from Russian служи́ть →