Where does “отщепляться” come from?

отщепляться (Russian) comes from Russian отщепля́ть, from Russian -я́ть, from Russian -а́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

отщепляться (Russian): to chip off; passive of отщепля́ть

Definitions

  1. to chip off; passive of отщепля́ть

Ancestry of “отщепляться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотщепля́тьto split off (a chip of wood)
2Russian-я́ть{{i|imperfectivizing suffix}}
3Russian-а́тьThe infinitive suffix for many verbs. Usually indicates an imperfective verb
4Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
5Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁tiEvery word from Russian -а́тьEvery word from Russian -я́ть