Where does “оттопыривать” come from?

оттопыривать (Russian) comes from Russian оттопы́рить, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

оттопыривать (Russian): to stick out

Definitions

  1. to stick out

Ancestry of “оттопыривать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоттопы́ритьto stick out to cause to protrude
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian оттопы́рить →