Where does “отставливать” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “отставливать”, step by step

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

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