Where does “одстре́лити” come from?

одстре́лити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian од, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

одстре́лити (Serbo-Croatian): to kill off, hunt off game

Definitions

  1. to kill off, hunt off game

Ancestry of “одстре́лити”, step by step

одстре́лити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian од

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianодfrom, since; of; than
2Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Serbo-Croatian стре́ла

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianстре́лаarrow
2Proto-Slavicstrělaarrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti