Where does “отставной” come from?

отставной (Russian) comes from Russian отставка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

отставной (Russian): retired

Definitions

  1. retired

Ancestry of “отставной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотставкаresignation, retirement
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “отставной”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →