Where does “отставить” come from?

отставить (Russian) comes from Russian ста́вить, from Old East Slavic ставити, from Proto-Slavic stàviti.

Ancestry of “отставить”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	ста́вить	to place
2	Old East Slavic	ставити	—
3	Proto-Slavic	stàviti	—

Words derived from “отставить”

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