Where does “отстре́ливать” come from?
отстре́ливать (Russian) comes from Russian отстреля́ть, from Russian стреля́ть, from Old East Slavic стрѣляти, from Proto-Slavic strěľati — to shoot arrows.
отстре́ливать (Russian): to shoot off (a body part)
Definitions
- to shoot off (a body part)
Ancestry of “отстре́ливать”, step by step
отстре́ливать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian отстреля́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | отстреля́ть | to kill by shooting |
| 2 | Russian | стреля́ть | to shoot, to fire |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | стрѣляти | throw arrows |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | strěľati | to shoot arrows |
via Russian отстрели́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | отстрели́ть | to shoot off (a body part) |
| 2 | Russian | от- | away from |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | otъ- | — |