Commentary for Yevamot 203:11

אילימא משום דהויא פנתא מעל וארקתא מעל דמעל והתורה אמרה מעל ולא מעל דמעל אי הכי אפילו דיעבד נמי לא

as 'from off of the from off', [a performance which is not in accordance with] the Torah which said, from off<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Deut. XXV, 9. And loose his shoe from off his foot. ');">²¹</span> but not 'from off of the from off'; [it could well be retorted that] if such were the reason [the <i>halizah</i> should be invalid] even when actually performed. — This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The impropriety of using a foot-covering shoe ab initio. ');">²³</span> is a preventive measure against the possible use of a flabby<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Jast.; or 'burst' (cf. Rashi). ');">²⁴</span>

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