Where does “отчаиваться” come from?

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

отчаиваться (Russian): to despair, to be in despair; to not to hope, to...

Definitions

  1. to despair, to be in despair; to not to hope, to...

Ancestry of “отчаиваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотча́ятьсяto despair, to be in despair
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian отча́яться →