Where does “отча́яться” come from?

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

отча́яться (Russian): to despair, to be in despair

Definitions

  1. to despair, to be in despair

Ancestry of “отча́яться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianот-away from
2Proto-Slavicotъ-

Words derived from “отча́яться

Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ-Every word from Russian от-