Where does “отхватывать” come from?

отхватывать (Russian) comes from Russian отхвати́ть, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

отхватывать (Russian): to chop off, to cut off; to perform dashingly

Definitions

  1. to chop off, to cut off; to perform dashingly

Ancestry of “отхватывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотхвати́тьto chop off, to cut off
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian отхвати́ть →