Where does “отшить” come from?

отшить (Russian) comes from Russian шить, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

отшить (Russian): to blow off (shirk or disregard a duty or person)

Definitions

  1. to blow off (shirk or disregard a duty or person)

Ancestry of “отшить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшитьto sew; to be occupied with sewing, to tailor; to...
2Proto-Slavicšitito sew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →