Where does “отстреля́ть” come from?

отстреля́ть (Russian) comes from Russian стреля́ть, from Old East Slavic стрѣляти, from Proto-Slavic strěľati — to shoot arrows.

отстреля́ть (Russian): to kill by shooting

Definitions

  1. to kill by shooting

Ancestry of “отстреля́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстреля́тьto shoot, to fire
2Old East Slavicстрѣлятиthrow arrows
3Proto-Slavicstrěľatito shoot arrows

Words derived from “отстреля́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic strěľati →Every word from Old East Slavic стрѣляти →Every word from Russian стреля́ть →
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