Where does “отслужи́ть” come from?

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

отслужи́ть (Russian): to serve out; to finish serving; to serve one's time (e.g. in the army)

Definitions

  1. to serve out; to finish serving; to serve one's time (e.g. in the army)

Ancestry of “отслужи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслужи́тьto serve
2Old East Slavicслужити—
3Proto-Slavic*služìtito serve

Words derived from “отслужи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *služìti →Every word from Old East Slavic служити →Every word from Russian служи́ть →